Heritage Language Education: A New Field Emerging

by Brinton; Donna

• ISBN13: 9780415995887
• ISBN10: 0415995884
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume presents a multidisciplinary perspective on teaching heritage language learners. Contributors from theoretical and applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, psychology, educational policy, and pedagogy specialists explore policy and societal issues, present linguistic case studies, and discuss curricular issues, offering both research and hands-on innovation.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
An Introduction
Who Are Our Heritage Language Learners? Identity and Biliteracy in Heritage Language Education in the United States	p. 3
Heritage Speakers: Demographics, Policy, and Identity
Learning Other Languages: The Case for Promoting Bilingualism within our Educational System	p. 39
Policy Activity for Heritage Languages: Connections with Representation and Citizenship	p. 53
Heritage Language Education in Canada	p. 71
Chinese "Dialect" Speakers as Heritage Language Learners: A Case Study	p. 91
Heritage Languages and Ideologies of Language: Unexamined Challenges	p. 107
The Relevance of Bilingual Proficiency in U.S. Corporate Settings	p. 131
Heritage Speaker Profiles and Needs Analysis
Heritage Language Narratives	p. 149
Prior Language-Learning Experience and Variation in the Linguistic Profiles of Advanced English-Speaking Learners of Japanese	p. 165
Academic Writing Proficiency of Russian Heritage Speakers: A Comparative Study	p. 181
Stigmatized Spanish Inside the Classroom and Out: A Model of Language Teaching to Heritage Speakers	p. 199
A Profile of Japanese Heritage Learners and Individualized Curriculum	p. 215
Program Development and Evaluation
From Mirror to Compass: The Chinese Heritage Language Education Sector in the United States	p. 229
Spanish for Native Speakers Education: The State of the Field	p. 243
School-Based Programs for Heritage Language Learners: Two-Way Immersion	p. 257
The Korean/English Dual Language Program in the Los Angeles Unified School District	p. 269
Enhancing Academic Language Proficiency in a Spanish Immersion Classroom	p. 289
"Oh, I Get It Now!" From Production to Comprehension in Second Language Learning	p. 301
Locating and Utilizing Heritage Language Resources in the Community: An Asset-Based Approach to Program Design and Evaluation	p. 321
In Conclusion
Salvaging Heritage Languages	p. 337
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 353
Index	p. 363
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