WEBINAR & FILM SERIES
The Gateway Korea Foundation regularly offers webinars and films about Korean culture, society, history, and art, featuring experts in the field from the U.S., Korea, and around the world. These presentations are free and open to the public, with the intent to foster greater understanding of and connection with Korea.
ME NO MORE COME: WHAT MAKES IMMIGRANT ADULT ESL LEARNERS DROP OUT
Dr. Taewoong Kim, Washington University of St. Louis
Moderated by Torin Hovander
October 10, 7:00 PM
This webinar discusses what makes immigrant adult learners stay in or drop out of their ESL classes despite their strong desire to learn. Using the framework of investment (Darvin & Norton, 2015), this study explores the unheard voices of immigrant adult learners regarding their lives and English language learning journey in the US. Based on research conducted with a group of Mexican immigrants to the US, the author proposes that superación, or “self-actualization,” is crucial to understanding the success of adult ESL learners. Learners' decisions to drop out were not hasty or superficial but were based on their active assessments concerning how the class might improve the quality of their lives.
Dr. Kim is a Lecturer in Korean Language in the Department of East Asian Languages and Culture at Washington University in St. Louis.
Torin Hovander is a first generation Korean-American. Torin has a Professional Master of Science in Global and National Security from the University of New Mexico. Torin focused on North Korean domestic policy while attending the University of New Mexico and Dongguk University.
Zoom link below
Meeting ID: 913 2659 1341
Passcode: 053435
GKF webinars are presented by the Gateway Korea Foundation in partnership with the Asian Affairs Center and the Institute of Korean Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia.
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