Naturalization of competence and the neoliberal subject: Success stories of english language learning in the Korean conservative press

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-38

  Park, Joseph Sung Yul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 77955700179     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1395.2010.01046.x     Document Type: Article

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