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Building on the Nation’s Strength:  Heritage Language Speakers, a National R esource

Building on the Nation’s Strength:  Heritage Language Speakers, a National R esource. Olga Kagan, Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center Language and Culture Summit, D.C. January 25. “heritage languages as a national resource…”

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Building on the Nation’s Strength:  Heritage Language Speakers, a National R esource

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  1. Building on the Nation’s Strength:  Heritage Language Speakers, a National Resource Olga Kagan, Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center Language and Culture Summit, D.C. January 25

  2. “heritage languages as a national resource…” R.D. Brecht & C.W. Ingold (2002) Tapping a National Resource: Heritage Languages in the United States, National Foreign Language Resource Center, Washington, DC.

  3. Most Spoken Languages Other than English in the U.S. (2009 American CommunitySurvey, U.S. Census Bureau) U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Table B16001: Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over [data table]. American Community Survey 2009 1-year Estimates.

  4. Heritage language speakers Working definition: Individuals who have been exposed to a particular language in childhood but did not learn it to full capacity because another language became dominant.

  5. MYTHS HL SPEAKERS ARE • native speakers (Myth 1) • same as L2 learners (Myth 2)

  6. NHLRC Survey: Heritage Language Learners • An on-line survey • 1,800 responses • 22 languages • Survey Report http://www.nhlrc.ucla.edu

  7. Heritage Language Speaker: A profile • 77% U.S.born+arrived before 5 y.o. • Use HL before starting school • Continue using HL in limited ways • I/A ACTFL (1/2 ILR) before literacy

  8. “I am like Swiss cheese”

  9. Conditions of Success • High goals 2. Time on task 3. Special curriculum and materials 4. Instructor training 5. Motivating HL speakers

  10. Making Strides 1. Language Flagships 2. STARTALK 3. SLI, NSLI-Y and others 4. Title VI National Heritage Language Resource Center

  11. Targeted Support for 1. HL teacher preparation 2. Motivational campaign 3. Internship and job opportunities for the HL learners

  12. To conclude Heritage Language Speakers can become a true national resource.

  13. THANK YOU! OLGA KAGAN okagan@ucla.edu

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