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Office Number:
Education 3131
Phone Number:
(805) 893-2872
E-mail:
education.ucsb.edu jslee
Jin Sook Lee
Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Emphasis:
Cultural Perspectives & Comparative Education, Teaching & Learning
Research Interests:
Bilingualism; Heritage language maintenance; ESL; Second/foreign language acquisition and education; Multicultural education
Biography:
I have an MA degree in Linguistics from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea and an MA degree in Language, Literacy and Culture from Stanford University. I continued my graduate career at Stanford University and earned my doctorate from the Language Learning and Policy Program in 2000. Before coming to UCSB in 2003, I was an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University where I worked with pre-service and in-service ESL, foreign language, and bilingual education teachers.
My research focuses on understanding how societal, cultural, and psychological variables influence the way people learn second/foreign languages. I am also interested in the ways in which instructional settings shape language learning outcomes. The context of my research has mainly centered on ESL learners and foreign language learners of the less commonly taught languages including heritage language learners in the United States. Currently, I am working on three research projects. The first project examines heritage language maintenance efforts among second generation Korean-American children and the role of parental involvement and technology in the process. The second project focuses on understanding the social and academic trajectories of bilingual students in a 50/50 dual immersion setting and the third project is a multiple case study that examines the personal, societal, and educational factors that lead to additive bilingualism. Through my research, I hope to work towards promoting an educational environment that values diversity and the learning and acceptance of different languages and cultures.
Recent Publications:
Lee, J. S. & Suarez, D. Heritage Languages in Families. In J. Gonzalez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publication. 2008. [Encyclopedia Entry]
Lee, J. S. & Suarez, D. Benefits of Bilingualism and Heritage Languages. In J. Gonzalez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publication. 2008. [Encyclopedia Entry]
Lee, J. S., Hill-Bonnet, L., & Gillispie, J. Learning in two languages: Interactional spaces for becoming bilingual speakers. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 11(1), 75-94. 2008. [Refereed Journal Article]
Lee, J. S. & Kim, H. Heritage language learners’ attitudes, motivations, and instructional needs: The case of postsecondary Korean language learners. In K. Kondo-Brown & J. D. Brown (Eds), Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean heritage students: Curriculum needs, materials, and assessment (pp. 159-185). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 2007. [Book Chapter]
Souryasack, R. & Lee, J. S. Drawing on students’ experiences, cultures and languages to develop English language writing: Perspectives from three Lao heritage middle school students. Heritage Language Journal, 5(1), 79-97. 2007. [Refereed Journal Article]
Awards and Honors:
Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Award, 2008
American Educational Research Association, Division G, Early Career Research Opportunity Award, 2006
Affiliations:
American Association of Applied Linguistics
American Educational Research Association
