Korean Childrens' Socialization and English Learning: A Perspective of Language Socialization

• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: Young Cheol Chung
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제11권 2호, 253~275쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2003.12.01

영문 초록

This is an ethnographic case study which deals with two Korean children's socialization and English learning from the perspective of the theory of language socialization (Schieffelin and Ochs, 1986). This study shows that there is a close relationship between children's second language learning and socializing. The two junior high school children tried very hard to learn English through social interactions with their American counterparts in the initial stage of their life in America and, as a result, they learned interpersonal English very quickly. However, as they grew older, their socialization became restricted to their Korean peer group in the Korean church, largely due to their personal experiences with their American classmates and the pattern of their parents' socialization. Since they were separated socially from the primary groups of their host society, they lost many opportunities to learn the advanced English appropriate for their age/grade levels. It was revealed that they had difficulties in keeping up with the content area of schoolwork, particularly in reading, which requires advanced English in the areas of vocabulary, expressions, and reading and writing skills. This study, therefore, has important implication for the parents of non-native English speaker's children.

목차

Ⅰ. Theory of language socialization

Ⅱ. Research Design

Ⅲ. Characteristics of the children's socialization

Ⅳ. Learning English through socialization

Ⅴ. Advanced English proficiency

Ⅵ. Socialization and advanced English learning

Ⅶ. Conclusion and implications

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