This book sheds light on some of the common myths around being bilingual and explores the processes of dual language development among Korean American children. It sensibly argues that the bilingualism of linguistic minority children is a resource to be cultivated and treasured, not a problem to be overcome.

This book sheds light on some of the common myths around being bilingual and explores the processes of dual language development among Korean American children. It sensibly argues that the bilingualism of linguistic minority children is a resource to be cultivated and treasured, not a problem to be overcome.

Introduction. 1 The development of childhood bilingualism
2 Koreans in the United States
3 Methods
4 Code-switching as a communicative resource
5 Dual language development
6 Pressures for language shift
7 Developing and maintaining heritage languages.