Why Ethnic Minorities Want to Develop Their Heritage Language: The Case of Korean-Americans.

Cho, Grace; Cho, Kyung-Sook; Tse, Lucy

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ERIC Number: EJ561193

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Why Ethnic Minorities Want to Develop Their Heritage Language: The Case of Korean-Americans.

Cho, Grace; Cho, Kyung-Sook; Tse, Lucy

Language, Culture and Curriculum, v10 n2 p106-12 1997

This study examined one group of adults attempting to develop their heritage language to discover their motivation for studying the language and the challenges they encountered. Twenty-four Korean American students enrolled in beginning to advanced levels of Korean in one heritage language program were surveyed. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Employment Potential, Ethnic Groups, Heritage Education, Korean, Korean Americans, Language Proficiency, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Self Esteem, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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