Early study-abroad and identities [electronic resource] : Korean early study-abroad undergraduates / Mun Woo Lee.

Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Early Study-Abroad Phenomenon in South Korea; Abstract; 1.1 My Interest in Early Study-Abroad; 1.2 Personal, Social, and Political Issues of Early-Study Abroad; 1.3 Purpose of This Book; 1.4 Summary; References; 2 Defining Identities; Abstract; 2.1 Types of Identities; 2.2 Second Language Learning and Identities; 2.2.1 In the ESL Classroom; 2.2.2 Outside the ESL Classroom; 2.3 Theoretical Frameworks; 2.3.1 Living in Borderlands; 2.3.2 Being Cosmopolitans; 2.4 Summary; References; 3 The Study; Abstract

3.1 The Pilot Study3.2 Setting; 3.3 Participants; 3.3.1 Phase 1: Individual Interviews; 3.3.2 Phase 2: Focus-Group Interactions; 3.4 Data Collection Procedures; 3.4.1 Phase 1: Individual Interviews; 3.4.2 Phase 2: Focus-Group Interactions; 3.5 Data Analysis; 3.5.1 Phase 1: Grounded Theory; 3.5.2 Phase 2: Critical Discourse Analysis; 3.5.3 Deepening the Analyses; 3.6 Summary; References; 4 English; Abstract; 4.1 Native Speakers of English Are the Ones Who Have Power; 4.2 America Is the Number One Country; 4.3 English ``Skill'' Makes Me an International Citizen

4.4 Deemphasized Rarity of English4.5 Summary; References; 5 Ethnicity; Abstract; 5.1 They, the Americans; 5.2 They, the 100 % or Pure Koreans; 5.3 They, the Second Generation; 5.4 We, the Korean Early Study-Abroad Students; 5.5 Summary; References; 6 Discussion and Conclusion; Abstract; 6.1 Discussion; 6.2 Borderlands and Cosmopolitanism Revisited; 6.3 Implications; 6.3.1 To Korean Parents; 6.3.2 To American Educators; 6.3.3 To Second/Foreign Language Researchers in Non-English-Speaking Asian Countries; 6.3.4 To Policy Makers in Non-English-Speaking Asian Countries; 6.4 Conclusion