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Heritage Language Learners

Heritage Language Learners. Olga Kagan, Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center Iman Hashem, Director Arabic Language Projects Occidental College Foreign Language Project. Agenda. Introduction Activity 1 : Share what you know and what would you like to know

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Heritage Language Learners

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  1. Heritage Language Learners Olga Kagan, Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center Iman Hashem, Director Arabic Language Projects Occidental College Foreign Language Project

  2. Agenda Introduction Activity 1: Share what you know and what would you like to know Heritage Language Learners: Research Data and Discussion Activity 2: Recipes for success Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  3. Activity 1 Number 1-5 in order to break into groups Respond to the questions assigned to your group Share your findings Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  4. Who Are Heritage Language Learners HLLs? What are the characteristics of the HLLs? What are the needs of the HLLs? Why do students want to learn a heritage language? What do they want to learn and what skills are they interested in improving?  What type of CONTENT responds to the needs of HLLs? What is important to consider about HLL CONTEXTS, student’s lives outside of the classroom? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  5. I would like to know … What would you like to know about the heritage language learners by the end of this session? (Limit to three)** Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  6. Heritage Language Learners: Research Data and Discussion Olga Kagan, Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  7. Recipes for success Develop research questions that would enable us to • What types of programs are the most effective for HLLs? • Is it better to have two separate programs, one for heritage and one for non-heritage? • Will this work at the elementary, middle, high school and post-secondary levels? • How can programs respond to the needs of receptive bilinguals? • How can we measure gains in the proficiencies of heritage speakers?

  8. What language specific linguistic need that programs need to pay attention to? • What type of tools can be used to assess student’s cultural and linguistic abilities? • Placement • Program outcome Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

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