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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2017.17.06.527

A Journey of an African American's Korean as a Second Language Learning in the Korean Community  

Kidd, Ella (우송대학교 듀얼디그리학부)
Huh, Seonmin (부산외국어대학교 영어학부)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.17, no.6, 2017 , pp. 527-539 More about this Journal
Abstract
This case study examines the experiences of an African American student's successful second language acquisition in Korea. There is an increasing number of multicultural families in Korea; but few research on African American students' second language learning. In the past, some American researchers have analyzed African American students as academic underachievers for learning and there is a scarcity of research on African American students' successfully acquiring a second language. With this qualitative research design, the researchers interviewed, and observed an African American girl named Mary. The researchers also interviewed Mary's mother, teacher, and peers about Mary's Korean language development. The results of this study revealed Mary's determined efforts to become a fluent Korean speaker with support from family, community and friends. Mary underwent unique social and systematic supports for her language development. This paper concludes with the educational implication for multicultural language learners in Korea and the possibility to diminish the common stereotypes of African Americans as underachievers.
Keywords
Education for minorities; Second Language Learning; Educating African American; Multiculturalism; Korean Language;
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