ERIC Number: EJ916154
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Publication Date: 2011
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The Results of the National Heritage Language Survey: Implications for Teaching, Curriculum Design, and Professional Development
Carreira, Maria; Kagan, Olga
Foreign Language Annals, v44 n1 p40-64 Spr 2011
This article reports on a survey of heritage language learners (HLLs) across different heritage languages (HLs) and geographic regions in the United States. A general profile of HLLs emerges as a student who (1) acquired English in early childhood, after acquiring the HL; (2) has limited exposure to the HL outside the home; (3) has relatively strong aural and oral skills but limited literacy skills; (4) has positive HL attitudes and experiences; and (5) studies the HL mainly to connect with communities of speakers in the United States and to gain insights into his or her roots. We argue that a community-based curriculum represents an effective way to harness the wealth of knowledge and experiences that HLLs bring to the classroom and to respond to their goals for their HL. (Contains 3 notes, 12 tables, and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Heritage Education, Geographic Regions, Literacy, Surveys, Second Language Learning, Native Language Instruction, Profiles, English (Second Language), Family Environment, Language Skills, Language Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes, Faculty Development, Language Usage, Language Proficiency, Student Characteristics, Age
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