An Autoethnography in Jejueo Revitalization
Date of Award
Spring 5-14-2021
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Boyd Bradbury
Keywords
Jejueo Korea
Abstract
An Autoethnography in Jejueo Revitalization
Abstract
This action research project presents an autoethnography of the education of Jejueo (jay-joo-aw), a Korean language spoken primarily on Jeju Island, a semiautonomous island off the southwest coast of mainland Korea. A scholarly literature review and looking at media about Jejueo shows the conundrum of whether Jejueo is a language or a dialect. Looking at Jejueo’s first published textbook, one can see the emergence of learning Jejueo as an academic endeavor, and one can compare the effectiveness of the textbook to other foreign or second language textbook. An autoethnography that explores what one can do to help revitalize Jejueo gleans current information and attitudes regarding what lies ahead for this critically endangered language. This research recommends further investigation into the teaching practices of Jejueo, as well as what an individual can do in order to perpetuate the learning and teaching of this language.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Trevor, "An Autoethnography in Jejueo Revitalization" (2021). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 515.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/515