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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the historical progression of English language teaching and learning in Korea. It analyzes English textbook archives and newspaper articles published from 1882 to the 2020s, exploring the sociopolitical implications of learning English. This is the first book on the history of English language teaching and learning in Korea written in English, allowing access to international readers. Chapters explore: English language education conducted before and after Korea’s liberation from Imperial Japan in 1945; the 1950s to the 1970s when English was regarded as the “social ladder” toward high social status; the technology-focused industrialization of the 1980s when English became necessary for international trade; and the 21st century rise of the Internet, and of K-culture, which uses English to promote Korean culture to the world.  The book is intended for graduate students, international professional researchers and education policymakers.

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Tae-Young Kim (Ph.D. OISE/University of Toronto) is a Professor in the Department of English Education at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics, and coordinates the Graduate School of Education (English major). His research interests include ESL/EFL learning/teaching motivation, demotivation, historical analysis of English education, sociocultural theory, and qualitative methodology. He has published over 180 papers and book chapters and 5 books on various topics in L2 motivation and language education. His recent studies have been published in the Canadian Modern Language Review, System, Educational Gerontology, Language and Intercultural Communication, Language and Social Interaction, Language Teaching Research, the Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, and Asia Pacific Education Review. He published a book entitled ""Historical Development of English Learning Motivation Research: Cases of Korea and Its Neighboring Countries in East Asia"" at Springer (English Language Education Series, Vol. 21) in 2021 and co-edited a book entitled ""Language Teacher Motivation, Autonomy and Development in East Asia"" at Springer (English Language Education Series, Vol. 25) in 2022.

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