Korean Heritage Language Education in Philadelphia
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2013
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Swarthmore College. Dept. of Linguistics
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Abstract
This study will investigate the state of Korean heritage language education in
Philadelphia through a case study of a Korean heritage language school based out of a
church in West Philadelphia. In order to better comprehend the issue of heritage language
education in an immigrant community, sociolinguistic literatures that review the concept
of heritage language maintenance as well as the Korean American community in the U.S.
are examined to provide background context. Then, an ethnographic study that includes
classroom observations and interviews is analyzed in order to find the patterns that
challenge the teachers and administrators and how the school could be improved in the
future.