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Using the sematic differential scaling method, this study investigates the linguistic and social/cultural identity of English-Korean bilingual and Korean native speaking adolescents who live in Korea. Three hundred forty four students participated in questionnaire survey eliciting the perception of social/cultural identity. The survey questions were sorted by four sub-factors, which are affiliation, emotional, social and ethical value evaluation factors. These were analyzed in accordance with the degree of their English proficiency. The overall results on the survey showed that there was no significant difference in bilingual and Korean speaking participants’ perception of social/cultural identity. This indicates that bilingual adolescents shift their identity toward Korean culture and acculturate their social/cultural perception. Considering the socio-economic factors required for English learning in Korea, the English language play an important role as cultural capital. The result of this study reaffirmed that there is relevant social economic status difference between bilingual and Korean speaking adolescents.