| The Effects of the We Start Language Intervention Program on the Improvement of Children's Receptive-Expressive Language Abilities in Multi-Cultural Families |
| So Young Bang, Hye Jung Hwang |
| Department of Early Childhood Education, Kyonggi University |
| Corresponding Author:
So Young Bang ,Tel: +82-031-249-9039, Email: luchia1982@hanmail.net |
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Received: May 1, 2011; Revised: May 11, 2011 Accepted: June 28, 2011. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The purpose of this study was to review the current language level of children from multi-cultural background and whether the language level of these children would be increased after participating in the 'We Start Language Intervention Program'. The subjects were 30 36-75-month old children attending daycare centers in Ansan city, South Korea. The results showed that the receptive and expressive language levels of children from multi-cultural families were low compared to those of other children, and that their expressive language level was evaluated more negatively than their receptive language level. After participating in the 'We Start Language Intervention Program', language test scores, language age and language percentile rank were all increased. It was also found that the developmental language level of multi-cultural children increased, and that of the children that had a language delay or language disorder decreased. |
| Keywords:
multi-cultural families, language ability, We Start language intervention program |
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