Relationship between English proficiency and socioeconomic status in Asia: Quantitative cross‐national analysis

IF 0.8 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

World Englishes Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.1111/weng.12705

Takunori Terasawa

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between English language proficiency and socioeconomic status (ELP–SES relationship) through a quantitative cross‐national analysis of 30 jurisdictions in Asia. It aims to uncover the degrees and patterns of the ELP–SES relationship by analysing AsiaBarometer surveys conducted in the mid‐2000s. Specifically, it assesses how English proficiency correlates with seven demographic and SES factors: generation, gender, education, occupational status (employment status and job categories), economic status, and residential location. Through cross‐tabulation and hierarchical cluster analyses, it was found that although a clear and close connection between English proficiency and SES exists in most parts of Asia, the extent and pattern of this connection significantly vary across jurisdictions. The most pronounced correlations, or English divides, were observed in former British and American territories and in less developed countries, while Central Asia and Japan showed relatively smaller correlations. Additionally, the degree and pattern observed did not always align with previous findings from case studies.

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亚洲英语水平与社会经济地位之间的关系：跨国定量分析

本研究通过对亚洲 30 个司法管辖区进行跨国定量分析，探讨英语语言能力与社会经济地位之间的关系（ELP-SES 关系）。研究旨在通过分析 2000 年代中期进行的亚洲晴雨表调查，揭示英语语言能力与社会经济地位之间关系的程度和模式。具体而言，它评估了英语熟练程度与七个人口和社会经济因素的相关性：世代、性别、教育、职业状况（就业状况和工作类别）、经济状况和居住地。通过交叉分析和分层聚类分析发现，尽管在亚洲大部分地区，英语熟练程度与社会经济地位之间存在着明显而密切的联系，但这种联系的程度和模式在不同的辖区却有很大差异。前英美领土和欠发达国家的相关性或英语鸿沟最为明显，而中亚和日本的相关性则相对较小。此外，观察到的程度和模式并不总是与以前的案例研究结果一致。

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期刊介绍： World Englishes is integrative in its scope and includes theoretical and applied studies on language, literature and English teaching, with emphasis on cross-cultural perspectives and identities. The journal provides recent research, critical and evaluative papers, and reviews from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. Thematic special issues and colloquia appear regularly. Special sections such as ''Comments / Replies'' and ''Forum'' promote open discussions and debate.