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Purpose : This study examined whether the Korean language ability of adolescent students changes and the relationship among the use of mother tongue, self esteem, multicultural acceptability, cultural stress and parent efficacy to highlight the importance of bilingualism and the necessity of improvement of awareness in institutional and personal environments. Methods : Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS) data from 2012 to 2015 from Vietnamese, Filipino and Thai subjects were selected among various countries. A total of 409 students and their mothers were analyzed. Results : First, Korean language ability was statistically significant as time passed, yet the group difference was not significant, showing using the mother tongue does not lead to deteriorating students' Korean ability. Second, the main effect of multicultural acceptability and parent efficacy were statistically and significantly different by time, whereas, the effect of self esteem and cultural adaptation did not show any significant difference. Third, the main effect of parent efficacy and cultural stress were confirmed depending on the use of mother tongue. This can be interpreted that using the mother tongue has a positive effect on parents' efficacy. Conclusions : This study confirmed that using foreign mother's language does not have negative effect on students' language development, and students' Korean ability was improve as time passed. This study has its academic significance in analyzing the relationship between maintenance of mother tongue of the multicultural students and the student factors and parent factors as well as suggesting the necessity of improving the awareness of using the mother tongue of the foreign parent including those from Southeast Asia.