The Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean Americans
Much research has been conducted on learning English as an additional language both in the United States and around the world. However, there have been fewer studies focusing on heritage language learners (HLLs) who have already acquired English as their native tongue and are learning their heritage...
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| description | Much research has been conducted on learning English as an additional language both in the United States and around the world. However, there have been fewer studies focusing on heritage language learners (HLLs) who have already acquired English as their native tongue and are learning their heritage language as an L2, or second language (Joo, 2009). The rapidly growing number of language minority individuals who have turned their attention towards learning their heritage languages have led both secondary schools and universities to restructure their foreign language classes in order to better address the needs of HLLs (Jensen & Llosa, 2007). Who exactly are HLLs, and what defines them as such? What makes HLLs different from L2 learners? This paper will take a sociolinguistic and socio-psychological perspective on HLLs, with a particular focus on Korean Americans in the United States. How do attitude, motivation, and identity play a role in heritage language acquisition among Korean American learners? Do these socio-psychological factors affect one another in the learning process? What are the pedagogical implications for teachers and students? |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2568a82930f848d69baeed13cfc671972022-12-22T00:20:31ZengColumbia University LibrariesWorking Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL2576-29072015-04-011129412110.7916/D86W9PPHThe Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean AmericansGrace Kong0Teachers College, Columbia UniversityMuch research has been conducted on learning English as an additional language both in the United States and around the world. However, there have been fewer studies focusing on heritage language learners (HLLs) who have already acquired English as their native tongue and are learning their heritage language as an L2, or second language (Joo, 2009). The rapidly growing number of language minority individuals who have turned their attention towards learning their heritage languages have led both secondary schools and universities to restructure their foreign language classes in order to better address the needs of HLLs (Jensen & Llosa, 2007). Who exactly are HLLs, and what defines them as such? What makes HLLs different from L2 learners? This paper will take a sociolinguistic and socio-psychological perspective on HLLs, with a particular focus on Korean Americans in the United States. How do attitude, motivation, and identity play a role in heritage language acquisition among Korean American learners? Do these socio-psychological factors affect one another in the learning process? What are the pedagogical implications for teachers and students?https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D89K4P2C/downloadKorean AmericansLanguage acquisitionSociolinguisticsHeritage language speakersEducationHeritage language learnersHLLsL2Heritage languageApplied linguistics |
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| title | The Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean Americans |
| title_full | The Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean Americans |
| title_fullStr | The Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean Americans |
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| title_short | The Roles of Attitude, Motivation, and Identity in Heritage Language Learning among Korean Americans |
| title_sort | roles of attitude motivation and identity in heritage language learning among korean americans |
| topic | Korean Americans Language acquisition Sociolinguistics Heritage language speakers Education Heritage language learners HLLs L2 Heritage language Applied linguistics |
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