A bilingual university student’s acculturation process in the United States: A linguistic case study for culturally responsive curriculum development

The present study explores and investigates how a Korean-English bilingual speaker is influenced by her native culture during her acculturation process in the United States (U.S.). This linguistic research study is designed around three main themes. The first theme is the cultural adaptation process of the participant, which is analyzed based on the participant’s perceptions about Korean daily life and customs. The second theme refers to exploring the participant’s acculturation process within the U.S. along with her socialization stages. For the third theme, the participant’s intercultural awareness towards her native culture is explored. The interview data analysis confirmed that the participant experienced a culture shock within her first school year in the U.S. The findings of the interviews indicate that the participant applied particular strategies to overcome her culture shock in order to adapt a new way of life, which would be informative for improving culturally responsive curriculum development strategies.

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde iki dilli bir üniversite öğrencisinin kültürleşme süreci: Kültüre duyarlı program geliştirme için dilbilimsel bir durum çalışması

Bu çalışma, Korece-İngilizce iki dilli bir öğrencinin, Amerika Birleşik Devleti'nde kültürleşme sürecinde kendi yerel kültüründen nasıl etkilendiğini araştırmaktadır. Bu dilbilimsel araştırma çalışması, üç ana tema etrafında tasarlanmıştır. İlk tema, katılımcının Kore günlük yaşamı ve geleneklerine ilişkin algılarına dayanarak analiz edilen kültürel uyum sürecidir. İkinci tema, katılımcının ABD’deki kültürleşme sürecini sosyalleşme aşamalarıyla birlikte incelemektir. Üçüncü tema ise katılımcının kendi kültürüne yönelik kültürlerarası farkındalığıyla araştırmaktadır. Görüşme veri analizi, katılımcının ABD'deki ilk üniversite senesinde bir kültür şoku yaşadığını doğrulamıştır. Görüşme bulguları, katılımcının kültür şokunu aşarak yeni bir yaşam tarzına uyum sağlamak için özel stratejiler uyguladığını göstermektedir ve bu stratejiler kültürel olarak duyarlı program geliştirme stratejileri için bilgilendirici niteliktedir.

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