ERIC Number: EJ1418029
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1367-0050
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7522
Bilingual Education in a Globalized Age: An Ecological Perspective on Two Chosonjuk Schools in China
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v27 n4 p522-536 2024
Drawing on ecological perspectives, this study investigates changes in the bilingual education of ethnic Koreans in China in the context of globalization. Focusing on two Chosonjuk (ethnic Korean in China, ?????, ???) schools in Northeast China that experienced challenges due to declining enrollment as a result of the increasing popularity of attending "Han" (ethnic Han Chinese, ??) schools, this study discusses the ways in which these two schools repositioned their bilingual programs to leverage the Korean (Chosonmal, ???) and "Mandarin" (Putonghua, ???) languages as linguistic capital and the ways in which such repositioning affected the school choices of Chosonjuk families and other student families. Our findings show that these two schools implemented a series of changes, including the provision of individualized instruction to students to meet their specific needs and the enrollment of "Han" students and international students from South Korea who were interested in learning the Korean or "Mandarin languages." These practices increased the attractiveness of the two schools to families with a variety of needs and concurrently created an inclusive educational environment for the students.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Change, Minority Group Students, Individualized Instruction, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Second Language Learning, Ethnography, School Choice
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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