Mi Yung Park
List of John Benjamins publications in which Mi Yung Park is involved.
Journals
2026 Exploring linguistic diversity in a globalising world: Korean bilinguals’ perspectives on varieties of English Australian Review of Applied Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
This study explores how Korean-English bilinguals perceive and negotiate linguistic variety in English amid increasing globalisation and transnational intercultural connectivity. Despite growing acknowledgement of World Englishes, tensions persist between native-speaker norms and localised… read more
2025 Heritage language learning and identity (re)construction through a study abroad program: A study of a Korean New Zealand university student Australian Review of Applied Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
This study explores how study abroad served as space for the (re)construction of heritage language (HL) identities for a second-generation female Korean New Zealander HL student. This study adopted narrative inquiry, drawing on data from pre-, during, and post- study abroad interviews. The… read more
2025 Parental ideologies in heritage language maintenance: The case of Korean interlingual families in New Zealand Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 48:3, pp. 513–534 | Article
This study explores the role of parental ideologies in heritage language (HL) maintenance among three interlingual families in New Zealand. This study draws on data from semi-structured interviews with Korean immigrant mothers and non-Korean fathers. A thematic approach was used to analyze the… read more
2024 1.5-generation Korean-New Zealanders’ perceptions of bilingualism, heritage language competence, and identity Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 47:2, pp. 174–195 | Article
This study explores four 1.5-generation Korean-New Zealanders’ perceptions of bilingualism, heritage language (HL) competence, and identity. Drawing on interview data, the study shows that the participants were strongly connected to their ethnic group and strove to accept and strengthen their… read more
2024 The role of university in a Korean heritage language student’s identity development Korean Linguistics 20:2, pp. 169–192 | Article
Drawing on autobiographical narratives of a second-generation Korean heritage language (HL) student who grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, this study examines the role of university study in HL students’ identity development. In her narratives, the participant describes feeling inferior about her… read more
2023 Korean mothers’ attitudes towards their dual heritage children’s maintenance of heritage languages in New Zealand The Korean language and multilingual communities in Australasia and beyond, Shin, Seong-Chul (ed.), pp. 140–162 | Article
This study investigates family language policy (FLP) in three dual heritage and interlingual families in New Zealand. It focuses on the language use of three Korean migrant mothers and their attitudes towards their children’s multilingualism and heritage languages (HLs). Each family’s FLP took a… read more





