Choi, Taehee (2020) Structure, agency, and the “Teaching English in English” policy: The case of South Korea. In, Bouchard, Jeremie and Glasgow, Gregory Paul (eds.) Agency in language policy and planning: Critical inquiries. Routledge.
Abstract
This chapter investigates whether, why, and how agency was exerted by a policymaker when
designing a language-in-education policy (LEP), drawing on the realist perspective (e.g., Archer,
2012; Joseph, 2002; Layder, 1997). The agency of “implementers” of language-in-education policies,
such as teachers and students, has often been investigated in the literature on LEP and policy
processes in general. However, the agency or appropriation of the structural realities exhibited by
those entrusted with decision-making powers has been under-researched. This chapter aims to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the agency of LEP actors, by providing insights into the agentive acts of this neglected group. It systematically analyses the policy-making structure which
sets the background of their agentive acts, and how these acts utilize, resist or detour the structure
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