“No more Korean at Home.” Family language policies, language practices, and challenges in Korean immigrant families: Intragroup diversities and intergenerational impacts

Lee, Hakyoon

doi:10.1016/j.linged.2021.100929

Cited by 8 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As an adolescent with positive attitudes and feelings about being Korean American, speaking Korean, and learning other languages, Yoon’s case stands apart from many other studies. Previous studies with Korean American immigrants’ heritage language maintenance and FLP have noted resistance and intergenerational conflict over heritage language maintenance and use (Kang, 2013; Kim & Pyun, 2014; Kwon, 2020) and even a sense of shame and feeling inferior (Lee, 2021; Marian & Kaushanskaya, 2008). In contrast, Yoon displayed emotions of joy, confidence, and happiness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Flp and Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…FLP refers to the explicit and implicit (Shohamy, 2006) decisions that parents make regarding language use and practices in the home (King & Fogle, 2013;Lee, 2021). Family language planning research has long focused on parent decision-making and issues of language acquisition and use (Curdt-Christiansen, 2018;King, 2016;Lee, 2021). More recently, research has recognized the importance of including children's perspectives and their agency in and responses to FLP (King & Fogle, 2013;Luykx, 2005;Smith-Christmas, 2018;Wilson, 2020) as well as the socioemotional domain of FLP.…”

Section: Flp and Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite a growing number of Korean immigrants (close to 2 million in 2019; Budiman, 2021), there are still many untold stories about their experiences and family language planning efforts to maintain Korean as a heritage language in the context of transnational migration. Like most research on family language planning, studies on Korean immigrant families have primarily focused on language socialization and acquisition (e.g., Kang, 2013, 2015; Kim & Pyun, 2014; Lee, 2021). This paper fills a gap in the current family language policy (FLP) research by focusing on the emotional dimension of FLP as it emerged in the context of one Korean immigrant household through the lens of linguistic well-being and a sense of belonging.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

“I feel really special and proud that I am bilingual”: Exploring a second-generation Korean American bilingual adolescent’s emotions and sense of belonging through family language policy

Richardson²,

Jong

2023

International Journal of Bilingualism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aims and objectives: The purpose of this exploratory case study is to contribute to the set of studies that center children’s perspectives on their bilingual development, with a specific focus on their emotional connection within their linguistic family landscape. Methodology: This was a case study of a Korean transnational family in the United States and included both parents and their daughter. Data and analysis: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, semi-structured in-depth interviews and a language-mapping activity were conducted via ZOOM, recorded, and transcribed. DeDoose, a qualitative collaborative research tool, was used to conduct a thematic analysis. Findings and conclusion: Findings suggest that parents positioning bilingualism as a resource for communication and expression impacts a bilingual child’s positive linguistic and socioemotional well-being. A strong sense of belonging was shaped through strong relationships with parents and family, engagement in diverse and inclusive spaces that valued multilingualism and multiculturalism, and by being given agency in one’s own language choices. Originality: This study focuses on a Korean immigrant family and centers on the child’s experiences. It provides a counter-narrative to the negative emotions parents and their children often express in extant family language policy (FLP) research. The study calls for FLP research to include a “multilingualism as a resource” orientation. Significance/implications: This case study provides the lens of multilingualism as a resource through FLP that has a different impact on the emotional dimensions of heritage language learning and maintenance.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Flp and Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Flp and Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

“I feel really special and proud that I am bilingual”: Exploring a second-generation Korean American bilingual adolescent’s emotions and sense of belonging through family language policy

Richardson²,

Jong

2023

International Journal of Bilingualism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although FLP does examine the language decision-making practices of translocated families, much of the focus has been on translocated families in general, rather than a consideration of the rich variety of family types and their motivations for migration (Hirsch & Lee, 2018). A more nuanced approach to FLP recognizes that the traditional sense of migration does not capture the complexity of factors that influence family relocation, particularly as views on globalization and migration continue to evolve (Lee, 2021). In short, as the world changes, so do the potential research trajectories of FLP (Higgins, 2018).…”

Section: The Emergence and Development Of Family Language Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“Our Kids are Going to Live their Future, Not our Past”: The Family Language Policies of Three Transnational Families

Merkel

2024

Issues in Applied Linguistics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent decades, the field of family language policy (FLP) has expanded in breadth to reconceptualize the notion of family structure and the rich variety of motivations of transnational families. In an age spotlighted by the blurring of linguistic and cultural borders, this study was guided by one overarching question: As a parent, would you be willing to compromise the development of your child’s heritage language in exchange for your child increasing their social capital, improving their English language skills, and becoming a global citizen? Interviews were conducted with three sets of highly-educated, multilingual parents who lived abroad for work and to afford their children future linguistic, cultural, and economic opportunities. Results found that as the parents realized these opportunities, the children’s relationship to the parents’ first language and culture deteriorated; however, the parents took these challenges in stride, not losing sight of the skills their children were currently developing. Further, owing to their positive outlook, the parents considered their children’s heritage language attrition as a temporary outcome that the children could ameliorate down the road, should they so choose.

show abstract

Three Stories, One Wish: Vietnamese Families’ Endeavours to Nurture Vietnamese Language in Australia

Tran,

Nguyen,

Nguyen

et al. 2024

Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“No more Korean at Home.” Family language policies, language practices, and challenges in Korean immigrant families: Intragroup diversities and intergenerational impacts

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

“I feel really special and proud that I am bilingual”: Exploring a second-generation Korean American bilingual adolescent’s emotions and sense of belonging through family language policy

“I feel really special and proud that I am bilingual”: Exploring a second-generation Korean American bilingual adolescent’s emotions and sense of belonging through family language policy

“Our Kids are Going to Live their Future, Not our Past”: The Family Language Policies of Three Transnational Families

Three Stories, One Wish: Vietnamese Families’ Endeavours to Nurture Vietnamese Language in Australia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About