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FRIDAY, July 23, 2010

Thank you to: The Center's (Fabulous!) Team. KATHRYN PAULAgazit AbateSusie BauckusHerman RosilesMax QuinonesNadine DorshtEvgeniya Teyfukova. 2. Thank you!. TO THE PRESENTERSMaria CarreiraMaria OrtenbergSusie BauckusLiz GalvinTommy LuSaeid AtoofiBrandon Zaslow and Iman Hashem. 3. THANK Y

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FRIDAY, July 23, 2010

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    1. FRIDAY, July 23, 2010 SECOND STARTALK/NHLRC HERITAGE LANGUAGE TEACHER WORKSHOP 1

    2. Thank you to: The Center’s (Fabulous!) Team KATHRYN PAUL Agazit Abate Susie Bauckus Herman Rosiles Max Quinones Nadine Dorsht Evgeniya Teyfukova 2

    3. Thank you! TO THE PRESENTERS Maria Carreira Maria Ortenberg Susie Bauckus Liz Galvin Tommy Lu Saeid Atoofi Brandon Zaslow and Iman Hashem 3

    4. THANK YOU! TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS Individually Collectively 4

    5. Summing up The Main Goal of the Workshop was To explore approaches to teaching heritage language learners (HLLs) 5

    6. The Main Themes Profiles of HLLs The five C’s Differentiated instruction Backward design Using authentic texts 6

    7. A Top-Down Approach Focus on strengths /global abilities Attention to weaknesses 7

    8. THREE HL STRATEGIES 8

    9. Learner-centered and community-based: Learner proficiencies and need HL community in the U.S. culture and practices HL country culture and practices 9 CURRICULUM

    10. A generic HL Learner Born in the U.S. or arrived at an early age Spoke HL before starting school, switched to English Has preserved some proficiency in speaking/listening Is motivated by learning about roots, culture Identifies with both HL and American cultures 10

    11. The Community History of immigration Intergenerational transfer of language Continuing immigration Commercial activity and media Baseline language (i.e. dialect, variety, code-switching patterns) Desire to preserve the language 11

    12. HL Country/countries Language varieties Cultural attitudes Traditions High culture … that everyone knows Contemporary culture and practices 12

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    14. Locally What can we do to strengthen HL instruction? How can we establish programs that respond to HLLs’ needs? How can we promote bilingualism and multilingualism? 14

    15. Homework Talk to your colleagues about HL teaching Share with them what you’ve found valuable at the Workshop Implement some of what you’ve learnt in your daily teaching Keep learning about your students and the communities they come from AND let us know about any successes you have or problems you try to solve. Keep in touch! 15

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