Heritage Language Learners
This is the name for a student who speaks a language at home that is different from the main language of the country.
What is a heritage language learner?
Heritage language programs help students by building on what they already know about this.
What is their home language?
Heritage language learners sometimes feel this about their language skills, which foreign language learners usually do not
What is shame or embarrassment?
Heritage language programs work closely with these people to help students learn.
Who are families and community members?
Teachers use real things like newspapers or songs from the culture. These are called what?
What are authentic materials?
Heritage language learners often speak their home language but may not be able to do this with it.
What is read or write?
Good programs use lessons that include students’ own culture and experiences. This is called being what?
What is culturally responsive?
Heritage language programs focus on teaching this skill because many students can already speak the language.
What is reading and writing?
Learning a heritage language helps students feel proud of this.
What is their culture or identity?
Students share their own stories in class. This is called what?
What is storytelling?
These learners usually want to learn their home language to feel more connected to this.
What is their family or culture?
Classes often group students by this to help them learn better.
What is skill level or language ability?
Foreign language learners usually start with this kind of knowledge about the language.
What is no knowledge or beginner level?
Programs celebrate different ways people speak the language, which is called this.
What is dialect or language variety?
Students set their own goals and check their progress. This is called what?
What is self-directed learning?
Heritage language learners have usually heard or spoken the language before, unlike these learners.
Who are foreign language learners?
Teachers check students’ progress with this kind of test that happens during learning.
What is a formative test or quiz?
Heritage language learners can help others because they already know this.
What is the language or culture?
Heritage language programs help stop this, when people stop speaking their home language.
What is language loss?
Students work on projects that include their families or neighbors. This is called what?
What is community involvement?