Developing in Two Languages
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Developing in Two Languages

Korean Children in America

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Developing in Two Languages

Korean Children in America

About this book

Immigrant parents are frequently advised by teachers, doctors and speech therapists to stop speaking the native language at home so as not to confuse children with input from two languages. However, this view is not supported by empirical linguistic and social evidence. This book sheds light on some of the common myths around being bilingual and explores the processes of dual language development among Korean children growing up in the United States. The book sensibly argues that the bilingualism of linguistic minority children is a resource to be cultivated, not a problem to be overcome. In addition, it explores various educational, social and economic pressures which hamper intergenerational transmission of heritage languages, and discusses factors that contribute to successful bilingual raising of children in spite of these pressures. A welcome addition to the growing literature on bilingual development, this book offers useful suggestions for parents, teachers and policy makers who are interested in promoting the development and maintenance of bilingual competence in linguistic minority children.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The Development of Childhood Bilingualism
  5. Chapter 2 Koreans in the United States
  6. Chapter 3 Methods
  7. Chapter 4 Codeswitching as a Communicative Resource
  8. Chapter 5 Dual Language Development
  9. Chapter 6 Pressures for Language Shift
  10. Chapter 7 Developing and Maintaining Heritage Languages
  11. Notes
  12. References
  13. Appendix 1: List of Abbreviations
  14. Appendix 2: Transcription Conventions
  15. Appendix 3: The Yale system of romanization
  16. Appendix 4. Questionnaire for Parents
  17. Subject Index
  18. Author Index