“Only English Counts”: The Impact of English Hegemony on South-Korean Athletes

While conceived to examine key factors affecting post-retirement career advancement of retired elite athletes in South Korea, the purpose of this paper is to report how English, as a de facto global lingua franca, functions as a powerful gatekeeper in the sports administration field.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown, Clara Lee, Ward, Natalia, Nam, Benjamin H.
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2019
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5937
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCED-01-2019-0007