Heritage language education: Development of the field in the United States

Since at the turn of the twenty-first century heritage language (HL) research and education was a new field emerging, this research timeline traces the complete history of the field in the US through 2016. It highlights how theories and perspectives have changed, been challenged, and widely accepted...

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Published inLanguage teaching Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 485 - 503
Main Authors Kagan, Olga, Dillon, Kathleen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2018
Subjects
Cultural heritage
Education policy
Educational History
Educational Research
Heritage Education
Heritage language
Immigration
Language Acquisition
Language Proficiency
Language Research
Language Skill Attrition
Native Speakers
Pedagogy
Research Timeline
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Spanish
Spanish language
Teaching
Teaching Methods
United States > US
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Summary:Since at the turn of the twenty-first century heritage language (HL) research and education was a new field emerging, this research timeline traces the complete history of the field in the US through 2016. It highlights how theories and perspectives have changed, been challenged, and widely accepted. The field's roots are in Spanish since, as the language of the most numerous immigration group, it has long been a commonly taught language in the US.
ISSN:0261-4448
1475-3049
DOI:10.1017/S0261444818000241