ERIC Number: EJ1249099
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 20
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Credentialing Heritage: The Role of Community Heritage Language Schools in Implementing the Seal of Biliteracy
Foreign Language Annals, v53 n1 p28-47 Spr 2020
The introduction of the Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) has presented a potent opportunity for community heritage language schools to credential the heritage language proficiency of their students in a U.S. context. This study explores the involvement of community heritage language schools in the SoBL initiative. It investigates how seven heritage language school administrators view the SoBL, what they see as its potential benefits, and what barriers they see to its full implementation. Results show that despite many potential benefits for community-based schools, factors such as the status of the language in the wider community, a lack of articulation with local high schools, uneven parental power, and a lack of appropriate assessments, present barriers to full implementation. The paper concludes with suggestions for how to address these barriers and hopes to provide a roadmap for future collaboration between SoBL administrators and heritage language schools.
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, Heritage Education, Barriers, Institutional Cooperation, Community Schools, Native Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Benefits, High Schools, Credentials, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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