Examining the Oral Language Competency of Children from Korean Immigrant Families in English-Only and Dual Language Immersion Schools

Jane Younga Choi, Jin Sook Lee and Janet S. Oh

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Abstract: In this study, the authors examined the bilingual language development among Korean American first-graders in two southern California cities and explored the opportunities for language use available to them in various spaces: at school (one dual language immersion school and one traditional English-only public school), at home, and in the community.

Keywords: bilingualism; dual language immersion; family literacy practices; Korean; language development; learning resources; linguistic minorities; qualitative; sociocultural approach; young immigrant children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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