L1 Reading and Writing Skill Transfer to L2 Literacy - A Qualitative Case Study

L1 Reading and Writing Skill Transfer to L2 Literacy

  This study investigates how one Korean elementary school child accommodates to the English as a Second Language (ESL) situation and what strategies she employs while she adjusts herself to the new linguistic environment. Date from the focal child, her mother, and sister are analyzed into emerging themes. The participant’s stable Korean literacy skills enable her to successfully achieve the English literacy skills. In particular, the focal child transfers her positive attitude toward Korean reading and writing to her extensive English reading and writing. Not only intensive English lessons in classroom but also extensive English literacy exposures outside of classroom play a role in enhancing her L2 acquisition.