The Results of the National Heritage Language Survey: Implications for Teaching, Curriculum Design, and Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Carreira, Maria; Kagan, Olga
Titel	The Results of the National Heritage Language Survey: Implications for Teaching, Curriculum Design, and Professional Development
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 44 (2011) 1, S.40-64 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2010.01118.x
Schlagwörter	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 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Familienmilieu; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachverhalten; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Schülerverhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Language skills
Abstract	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.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10