한국 언론에 비친 미 평화봉사단의 영어교육 및 사회·교육에 끼친 영향 연구

Kang, Hoo Dong. 2021. “The Effects of American Peace Corps on English Education and Socio-education in Korea in the Newspapers.” J ournal of British & American Language, Literature & E ducation 35(1), 27-49. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Peace Corps on English education and socio-educational aspect in the Korean Peninsula in Korean newspapers. For this study, 127 newspaper articles from 1966 to 2015 were collected from the Chosun Ilbo, the Dong-A Ilbo, the Chungang Ilbo archives, Korea Times, and so on. The collected articles showed the significant influence of Peace Corps activities on the life patterns of Korean people during this period. The results of the study reveal that the Peace Corps’ service in Korea contributed to and influenced on the life of not only their students but also participants themselves as Peace Corps in various aspects. This study categorizes the influences into five domains: 1) diplomatic relations, 2) spread of Korean culture, language, and literature, 3) religious activities in English, 4) friendship and more, 5) the effect of English education. The study concluded that the articles of Korean newspapers more highlighted the effects of Peace Corps on other domains above rather than on English education, even though their duties more heavily focused on English education.