ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates English teachers' attitudes towards chosen varieties of English as potential predictors of attitudes towards other varieties of English. The development of Korean English (KoE) as an emerging nativised variety has not yet been properly acknowledged, and research into it is still largely limited compared with other Asian varieties of English, such as Chinese English, Indian English and Singaporean English. Systematic research into KoE, therefore, will fill the gap in the study of World Englishes as well as contribute to the adoption of the local variety of English into the formal education system. Empirical attitudinal studies that aim to inform policy makers’ pedagogical considerations and to develop teacher training programmes that promote English teachers’ understanding of the socio-linguistic landscape of diversified Englishes would also be a valuable contribution to English language education in South Korea.
