English Classes in Slumber

S.-H. Gyemyong Ahn is affiliated with the Departments of English Education and of Multicultural Education at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, where he teaches courses on English linguistics, English-speaking cultures, and multicultural English education. He completed his B.A. in English Education and M.A. in English Linguistics at Seoul National University, and his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He has published a number of research articles in both national and international journals, including the Journal of Studies in Language, Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics, Language & Communication, Multicultural Education Studies, and Teacher Education Research, among others. His research interests include multicultural (English) education, critical thinking/pedagogy, and action research. He has also co-authored books including Theory and Practice of Yungbokhap Education (2014, Hakjisa) and Yungbokhap Education and Social Reform (2019, Hakjisa).  Mun Woo Lee is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Education from Seoul National University and completed her Ph.D. as a Fulbright scholar at the Department of Literacy, Culture and Language Education, Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interests include equity in the English education of underrepresented populations and the various issues related to socio-economic class in TESOL. She has published a number of research articles in both national and international journals, including Language and Communication, Language Awareness, the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, System, the Asia-Pacific Education Researcher and ELT Journal, among many others. She is the author of the book Early Study-Abroad and Identities: Korean Early Study-Abroad Undergraduates (2016, Springer) and was honoured with an Emerging Scholar award from Hanyang University.

Chapter 1. Why Sleeping Students?.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Underpinnings.- Chapter 3. The Study.- Chapter 4. Analyses and Actions at the Micro-Level: Classroom.- Chapter 5. Analyses and Actions at the Meso-Level: School.- Chapter 6. Analyses and Actions a the Macro-Level: Society and Culture.- Chapter 7. Reflection and Conclusion: Hope toward the Dawn.