The Korean/English Dual Language Program in the Los Angeles Unified School District

Abstract

This chapter describes the documented success of a program that helps children maintain and develop knowledge of their heritage language while acquiring high levels of English and academic skills. It focuses on two studies that document the academic success of the Korean/ English dual language program (KDLP). Study one presents data collected at Cahuenga Elementary School from 1992 to 1996, the KDLP site offering the most comprehensive longitudinal data. Study Two is a follow up begun in 2000 under the auspices of the Language Minority Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Like all immigrant groups, Korean-born and second generation Korean-Americans lose competency in their heritage language through successive generations. The attrition of Korean language skills in children is often exacerbated by parental preferences and schooling practices. The Los Angeles Unified School District has approximately 4,000 Korean English language learners, whose proficiency in English upon entering school is limited.

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