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Explore the structural challenges faced by Heritage Language Learners (HLLs) in syntax and morphology while considering causes of deviation from baseline proficiency. Learn assessment considerations and effective strategies for reinforcing HLLs' skills, enhancing motivation, and integrating rich input and differentiated instruction. Discover sample activities to engage HLLs in meaningful language learning experiences.
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RAISING METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS of HLLs2010 NHLRC Research Institute SAEED ATOOFI, MARYELLEN GARCIA, SUMINO HIRANO, CLÉMENCE JOUËT-PASTRÉ, SHUSHAN KARAPETIAN, ANNA KUDYMA, ALLA SMYSLOVA, ANGELA PINILLA-HERRERA
Structural Challenges Heritage Language Learners Face • Syntactic and morphologic features vulnerable to attrition – word order, agreement, verb aspect, etc. (Yip and Mathews, Monereau, Benmamoun, O’Grady, Polinsky, Mikhaylova, Dubinina, Montrul )
Causes for Deviation from Baseline • Insufficient input (in quality and quantity) leads to incomplete acquisition and/or attrition (Laleko, Potowski) • Lack of formal schooling in HL • Sociolinguistic factors (Benmamoun, Kondo-Brown)
Considerations • Assessment - Student Proficiency in HL (O’Grady, Brown et al.) • Reinforcement of HLLs Skills • Motivation – Determine Students’ Goals and Interests (Arboleta, Chang, Kagan)
Strategies • Provide rich and diverse input (Arboleta, Chang) • Differentiated instruction • Teach grammar in context attending to forms most vulnerable to attrition • Inductive approach • Contrastive analysis • Modeling • Recycling • Community based learning • Create link between classroom instruction and outside activities
Sample Activities • Create a wall of words and have students categorize them into grammatical classes • Show a you tube weather forecast in the TL; students identify the future tense markers • Role play involving a job interview (questions words, conditional forms, reporting) • Comment on peers’ written output in a round-robin style • Debates which trigger a specific grammatical form (subjunctive)