An Investigation of Current and Former (Reclassified) ELL Hmong Students: Factors Contributing to Their Successful Acquisition of English

Author

John C. Yang, Marquette University

Date of Award

Fall 2003

Document Type

Dissertation - Restricted

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Pink, William

Second Advisor

Chubbuck, Sharon

Third Advisor

Whipp, Joan

Abstract

This study was undertaken in order to better understand the factors that influence Hmong students' acquisition of English. Many previous research have been done on second language acquisition but not with Hmong students in particular. To that end, a qualitative research design was used in this study to discover the factors that influence Hmong students' acquisition of English. The three broad factors examined in this study were biographical and background, sociocultural, and academic.