Learning And Not Learning In The Heritage Language Classroom

Author : Kimberly Adilia Helmer
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788927659

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Learning and Not Learning in the Heritage Language Classroom by Kimberly Adilia Helmer Pdf

Learning and Not Learning in the Heritage Language Classroom, a critical ethnography, describes the first year of a teacher-founded charter high school and presents a case-study of compulsory Spanish heritage language instruction with two Spanish-language teachers, one English dominant and the other Spanish dominant. The study follows the same cohort of Mexican-origin students to their humanities-English class, bringing into focus what works and what does not with this group of learners. Unlike many Spanish heritage language studies, the students in this book did not choose to take part in Spanish class and thus provide unusually raw feedback on their teachers and classes. The engagement and resistance of these students suggests pedagogical directions for engaging Spanish heritage language learners. The book will be of interest to scholars, administrators, students and teachers involved in the delivery and assessment of heritage language classes.

Author : John B. Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112207886

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Teaching Heritage Language Learners by John B. Webb Pdf

Teaching Heritage Language Learners: Voices from the Classroom is a groundbreaking volume that offers a guide for language teachers, school administrators & support personnel that will enable them to work more effectively with the growing population of heritage language learners in the nation's schools. Written by & for teachers, this book provides an overview of the research on heritage language education, proposes fundamental teacher beliefs & goals for curriculum & instruction that will enhance teaching & learning, presents framework that educators can use to acquire essential information about their heritage language students, explores the issue of standards for heritage language classes & describes a learning environment in which the diverse range of learner needs can be addressed. The book is further enriched by the presentation & discussion of classroom research of successful teaching strategies, related stories written by teachers about their experiences working with their students & retrospectives from adult heritage language learners looking back at their youth & schooling. It can serve as a valuable companion for staff development & college level courses on language teaching methodology & informative for anyone interested in the teaching of languages other than English.

Author : Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598848458

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Free Voluntary Reading by Stephen D. Krashen Pdf

An eye-opening look at the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy. Free voluntary reading looks better and more powerful than ever. Stephen D. Krashen, PhD, is an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools and has published many journal articles on the subject. Free Voluntary Reading: Power 2010 collects the last ten years of his extensive work and reconsiders all aspects of this important debate in light of the latest findings. The book provides an accessible examination of topics, such as free voluntary reading's value in language and literary acquisition domestically and worldwide, recent developments in support of free voluntary reading, whether rewards-based programs benefit the development of lifelong reading, the value of phonics in reading instruction, and trends in literacy in the United States.

Author : Marta Fairclough,Sara M. Beaudrie
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781626163393

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Innovative Strategies for Heritage Language Teaching by Marta Fairclough,Sara M. Beaudrie Pdf

Heritage language (HL) learning and teaching presents particularly difficult challenges. Melding cutting-edge research with innovations in teaching practice, the contributors in this volume provide practical knowledge and tools that introduce new solutions informed by linguistic, sociolinguistic, and educational research on heritage learners. Scholars address new perspectives and orientations on designing HL programs, assessing progress and proficiency, transferring research knowledge into classroom practice, and the essential question of how to define a heritage learner. Articles offer analysis and answers on multiple languages, and the result is a unique and essential text—the only comprehensive guide for heritage language learning based on the latest theory and research with suggestions for the classroom.

Author : Gabriela C. Zapata,Manel Lacorte
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319631035

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Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning by Gabriela C. Zapata,Manel Lacorte Pdf

This book is the first volume to be devoted to the examination of the application of the multiliteracies pedagogical framework to the teaching of Spanish to heritage language learners in higher education institutions in the United States. The Hispanic population is a growing minority, and the presence of heritage speakers can be observed in second language Spanish classes in all levels of education, which presents unique challenges for practitioners. This collection focuses on differing populations of learners in educational settings in a variety of geographical areas, such as Arizona, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. The studies included in the volume offer invaluable data and methodological insights into the instructional advantages of multiliteracies pedagogies in heritage language classrooms, and they will appeal to Spanish practitioners and researchers, as well as those interested in the education and practice of heritage languages.

Author : Neriko Doerr,Kiri Lee
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614512837

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Constructing the Heritage Language Learner by Neriko Doerr,Kiri Lee Pdf

Heritage language education is a relatively new field developed as "heritage" has become an important trope of belonging, legitimacy and commodification. Many recent studies treat the "heritage language learner" as an objective category. However, it is a social construct, whose meaning is contested by researchers, school administrators and the students themselves. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in 2007-2011 at a weekend Japanese language school in the United States, this monograph investigates the construction of the heritage language learner at the intersections of the knowledge-power complex, ideologies of language and national belonging, and politics of schooling. It examines the ways individuals become, resist and negotiate their new subjectivity as heritage language learners through becoming objects of study, being caught in nationalist aspirations and school politics regarding what to teach to whom, and negotiating with peers with various linguistic proficiency and family backgrounds. The volume proposes a new approach to view the notion of heritage language learner as a site of negotiation regarding the legitimate knowledge of language and ways of belonging, while offering practical suggestions for schools.

Author : Jim Cummins,Marcel Danesi
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0921908059

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Heritage Languages by Jim Cummins,Marcel Danesi Pdf

In this book the authors decry the creation of a version of Canadian identity that actively discourages the cultivation of many of its citizens' languages. If multilingualism is regarded as a valuable asset both for the individual and for society, then why do so many Canadians vehemently oppose the teaching of heritage languages? Why do many parents who demand that their children be given the opportunity to become bilingual in French and English protest angrily at the fact that their tax dollars are being used to teach the languages of immigrant children? Why is it appropriate to promote multilingualism in private schools but not in the public school system? Is multilingualism good for the rich but bad for the poor? Heritage Languages examines the difficulties experienced integrating heritage languages into official curricula, and the successful efforts to teach Ukrainian, Italian, Hebrew, ASL, Portuguese and Punjabi in Canadian classrooms. An Our Schools/Our Selves book.

Author : Patricia Bayona,Elena García-Martín
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781800415034

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Second Language and Heritage Learners in Mixed Classrooms by Patricia Bayona,Elena García-Martín Pdf

This book addresses the complexity of mixed language classroom learning environments in which heritage learners (HL) and second language (L2) learners are concurrently exposed to language learning in the same physical space. Heritage speakers, defined widely as those exposed to the target language at home from an early age, tend to display higher oral proficiency and increased intercultural proficiency but lesser metalinguistic and grammatical awareness than L2 learners. The theoretical and pedagogical challenges of engaging both types of learners simultaneously without polarizing the classroom community dictates the need for well-defined, differentiated learning strategies; in response this book offers best practices and reproducible pedagogical initiatives and methodologies for different levels of instruction. The chapters address themes including translanguaging, linguistic identity, metalinguistic awareness and intercultural competence, with contributions from Europe, Africa and the United States.

Author : Donna M. Brinton,Olga Kagan,Susan Bauckus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351563765

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Heritage Language Education by Donna M. Brinton,Olga Kagan,Susan Bauckus Pdf

"... focuses on issues at the forefront of heritage language teaching and research. Its state-of-the-art presentation will make this volume a standard reference book for investigators, teachers, and students. It will also generate further research and discussion, thereby advancing the field." María Carreira, California State University – Long Beach, United States "In our multilingual and multicultural society there is an undeniable need to address issues of bilingualism, language maintenance, literacy development, and language policy. The subject of this book is timely.... It has potential to make a truly significant contribution to the field." María Cecilia Colombi, University of California – Davis, United States 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. - The term "heritage language speaker" refers to an individual exposed to a language spoken at home but who is educated primarily in English. Research and curriculum design in heritage language education is just beginning. Heritage language pedagogy, including research associated with the attrition, maintenance, and growth of heritage language proficiency, is rapidly becoming a field in its own right within foreign language education. This book fills a current gap in both theory and pedagogy in this emerging field. It is a significant contribution to the goals of formulating theory, developing informed classroom practices, and creating enlightened programs for students who bring home-language knowledge into the classroom. Heritage Language Education: A New Field Emerging is dedicated to Professor Russell Campbell (1927-2003), who was instrumental in advocating for the creation of the field of heritage language education.

Author : Sara M. Beaudrie,Cynthia Ducar,Kim Potowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Heritage language speakers
ISBN : 1308299044

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Heritage Language Teaching by Sara M. Beaudrie,Cynthia Ducar,Kim Potowski Pdf

"Offering a fresh and original perspective on communicative language teaching, this brand new title in the McGraw-Hill Second Language Professional Series provides the latest guidelines and information for practicing teachers as well as for students in teacher preparation courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels." from back cover.

Author : Flavia Belpoliti,Encarna Bermejo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317295440

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Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy by Flavia Belpoliti,Encarna Bermejo Pdf

Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice introduces a comprehensive, multi-level empirical study on the writing abilities of Spanish Heritage Learners at the beginner level; the findings guide a broad selection of instructional activities and pedagogical resources to support writing development in the heritage language classroom. This is the first book dealing exclusively with writing competence among Spanish Heritage Language Learners through the integration of empirical evidence and instructional perspectives to address core questions on heritage language literacy. In addition to the in-depth analysis of Spanish production—spelling, verb usage, grammatical features, vocabulary, and discourse organization—the volume revises the latest perspectives within the Heritage Language Education field, and provides effective teaching approaches, innovative classroom implementations, and up-to-date resources. This versatile volume, designed for researchers and practitioners in the fields of Bilingual Education, Language Teaching Methods, and Heritage Language Pedagogy, integrates empirical evidence, global perspectives on heritage language teaching, and suggestions for further research.

Author : Peter Pericles Trifonas,Themistoklis Aravossitas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107437623

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Rethinking Heritage Language Education by Peter Pericles Trifonas,Themistoklis Aravossitas Pdf

A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, International Education Reform and Language Education. Rethinking Heritage Language Education is an edited collection that brings together emerging and established researchers interested in the education field of Heritage Language Education to negotiate its concepts and practices, and investigate the correlation between culture and language from a pedagogic and cosmopolitical point of view. The scholars, who have contributed to the growth of Heritage Language Education as a discipline, reconsider and enrich their findings by drawing new lines across the boundaries of research and practice. It complements the previous work of these theorists, filling a void in the current literature around the question of Heritage Language Education.

Author : Stephen D. Krashen,Lucy Tse,Jeff McQuillan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0965280845

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Heritage Language Development by Stephen D. Krashen,Lucy Tse,Jeff McQuillan Pdf

Author : Rasha ElHawari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351014656

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Teaching Arabic as a Heritage Language by Rasha ElHawari Pdf

Teaching Arabic as a Heritage Language is a practical guide to Arabic pedagogy for Heritage Learners of Arabic. Exploring the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) in North America and Europe, it covers sociocultural topics such as diglossia and religion alongside theoretical approaches to Heritage Language Learning. It also provides a new and detailed definition of the heritage language learner (HLL) of Arabic. The role of the professor and the material are explored to ensure a successful learning experience. The latest advances in HLL are considered together with the recent and recommended changes in classroom practice, giving rise to the recognition of the individual needs of heritage learners. This is an indispensable resource for instructors, researchers, and students in the fields of TAFL and TASOL, as well as linguists interested in Arabic language learning and teaching.

Author : Sara M. Beaudrie,Marta Fairclough
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781589019393

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Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States by Sara M. Beaudrie,Marta Fairclough Pdf

There is growing interest in heritage language learners—individuals who have a personal or familial connection to a nonmajority language. Spanish learners represent the largest segment of this population in the United States. In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States. They also address the central role of education within the field. Contributors offer a wealth of resources for teachers while proposing future directions for scholarship.