Event Title
English in South Korean Popular Culture: A Study of Cultural Infusion via Language
Faculty Mentor
Rebecca Stephenson, Ruth E. Smith, Charles Holloway, Joshua Stockley
Location
Library 3D
Session
Session 4
Start Date
13-4-2013 1:30 PM
End Date
13-4-2013 2:30 PM
Description
English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English, their uses, and their connotations.
English in South Korean Popular Culture: A Study of Cultural Infusion via Language
Library 3D
English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English is highly relevant in Korean popular culture, though it is not unilaterally viewed by South Koreans as a “good” element in their culture. Even so, Koreans use English to impart different connotations in various media in the Korean Wave, such as dramas, short serial soap operas. The presence of English in these dramas represents values and stereotypes present in the minds of many Koreans about their own culture. This project delves into these various elements of English, their uses, and their connotations.