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A case study of young Korean children's English learning experiences in the United states

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dc.contributor.authorPark, Eun-Sooen
dc.contributor.committeechairBarksdale, Mary Aliceen
dc.contributor.committeememberPotts, Annen
dc.contributor.committeememberTilley-Lubbs, Gresilda A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTlou, Josiah S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNichols, William D.en
dc.contributor.departmentTeaching and Learningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:13:35Zen
dc.date.adate2005-07-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:13:35Zen
dc.date.issued2005-06-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-07-21en
dc.date.sdate2005-06-29en
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined five Korean elementary students' English learning experiences in the United States. By examining Korean students' experiences while they were living in the United States, the study aimed to explore what the students themselves thought about regarding what they had learned while living in an English-speaking community and the students' perceptions of how these experiences influenced their English learning. Specifically, the study investigated the linguistic, cultural, and attitudinal impact of living temporarily in the United States on Korean elementary students. Interviewing was the primary means of collecting data for the study. These data was supplemented by a short survey, classroom observation, and relevant documentation about the children's learning, such as samples of the children's schoolwork. The analysis of data for this study began with organizing a description of each case, then, analyses were constructed to construct themes that cut across the data, and these themes have been utilized to generalize about what significant experiences constituted the development of English as a second language. This document reports the findings concerning the nature of the processes of learning and development that five Korean children experienced in learning English in the United States; teacher and student interaction; student and student interaction; meaningful learning experience; and classroom activities.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-06292005-222143en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06292005-222143/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28155en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectstudy abroad contexten
dc.subjectEnglish language learnersen
dc.subjectsecond language learningen
dc.subjectsociocultural perspectiveen
dc.titleA case study of young Korean children's English learning experiences in the United statesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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