Journal Search Engine

to

Search Advanced Search Adode Reader(link)
Download PDF Export Citation Korean Bibliography
ISSN : 1226-4822(Print)
The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea Vol.34 No.1 pp.443-471
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14353/sjk.2026.34.1.15

English as an Ideal: Identity, Anxiety, and the Policy-Practice Gap in Japanese University English Education

Hyebin Ryu
Incoming PhD Student, School of Linguistics, Speech and Communication Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Leinster St S, Dublin 2, D02 KF66, Ireland

Abstract

While the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aims to increase communication skills and intercultural exchange through its English education policy, university-level outcomes often fall short due to longstanding systemic and sociocultural challenges. This study addresses potential issues with the revised university-level MEXT English education policy by exploring how university teachers and students interpret the MEXT policy reforms in classroom contexts. A qualitative methodology was adopted using semi-structured interviews with four English learners and teachers, followed by thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The interview data indicated that national identity, linguistic anxiety, and power hierarchy in the classroom environment present challenges to English education. Participants also described teacher training as insufficient to support policy implementation. These accounts suggest that policy implementation may require greater attention to the sociocultural and institutional conditions experienced by teachers and learners.

초록

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

Journal Abbreviation j. Korea Saf. Manag. Sci.
Frequency Published four times annually in March, June, September, and December
Doi Prefix 10.14353/sjk.
Year of Launching 1993
Publisher The Sociolinguistic Society of Korea
Indexed/Tracked/Covered By

Editorial Office Contact Information

- Tel: +81-10-3894-3164
- E-mail: schang@hoseo.edu