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Realizations of Two Speech Acts of Heritage Learners of Korean: Request and Apology Strategies
… of two speech acts, request and apology, of heritage learners of Korean in comparison with those of Korean native speakers. Twenty native speakers of Korean and twenty Korean- Americans who speak Korean as a second language participated in the study. They were undergraduate and graduate …
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Investigation of Parents’ Involvement in Minority Language Maintenance: Case Study of Chinese Heritage Learners’ Parents
… factors that contribute to the bilingual learners’ literacy development, home-context is ranked as one of the most important factors. Children enter formal school settings holding the knowledge that arises within their home-context (Marsh and Turner-Vorbeck, 2010). Although extensive …
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Effects of instruction on writing improvement of university heritage learners of Spanish: A longitudinal study
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 112959 Lift date: 2021-11-26T20:49:41Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Heritage Learners of Mexican Descent in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Past and Present Experiences
… explores the past and present experiences of heritage learners (HLs) of Mexican descent who were studying or had recently studied advanced Spanish in institutions of higher education. All of the participants had been exposed to Spanish in the home and began their studies in elementary or …
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Heritage Learners of Mexican Descent in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Past and Present Experiences
… explores the past and present experiences of heritage learners (HLs) of Mexican descent who were studying or had recently studied advanced Spanish in institutions of higher education. All of the participants had been exposed to Spanish in the home and began their studies in elementary or …
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Bridging evolving identities and language persistence: A longitudinal study of motivational dynamics among Arab heritage learners of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Developing Four-Skill Literacy among Adult Heritage Learners: Effects of Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Variables on the Attainment of Low-Proficiency Heritage Studies of Russian within a Dedicated College-Level Bridge Course
… study seeks to expand current research on heritage learners by introducing new data on language production and measured rates of language comprehension and production of Russian heritage speakers of the low-proficiency level, i.e., those who were born in the U.S. or arrived at a pre-school …
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Chinese rhythm in second language acquisition
… whether Chinese second language (L2) learners and heritage learners can acquire such prosodic constraints. Two broad research questions are asked: (1) Can adult L2 learners of Chinese acquire these prosodic constraints? (2) Do heritage speakers have selective advantages over L2 …
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Weaving their identities: a narrative inquiry into Korean heritage language learners
… and transform their identities throughout their heritage language learning (HLL) experiences. Many scholars have explored language usages, identity formation, and influence of social class on language learning (Bucholtz 2011; Gee, 2002; Hill, 2001; Mendoza-Denton, 2008; Norton, 1990; Rampton, …
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Language Ideology & Pedagogical Views Across Roles: Examining a Spanish Heritage Language Program
… stakeholders within a university-level Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) program in Arizona, focusing on their language ideologies and critical language education efforts. The study, rooted in Critical Language Awareness (CLA) and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy (CSP) frameworks, challenges …
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Investigating Syntactic and Lexical Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in the Writing of Heritage Speakers of Russian
<p>Heritage speakers (HSs) of Russian in the United States form a very complex and diverse group of learners. Research in heritage linguistics has examined key parameters of the HSs’ oral production. Important work has been done in heritage language (HL) pragmatics, morphology, and lexicon. …
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Learning opportunities and outcomes of L2-L2 and L2-HL learner interaction during a collaborative writing task
… and meaning, and modified output, thus affording learners with optimal opportunities for language learning. Specifically, exchanges in which interactants turn their attention to certain linguistic targets within meaningful interaction, called form-focused episodes (FFEs), are believed to promote …
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ACQUIRING 21ST CENTURY LANGUAGE SKILLS: A CASE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS' SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS ON A WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAM
The primary goal of this study was to identify how middle school language teachers bridge the skills acquired and strategies taught in an elementary school language program with the skills taught and practiced at the middle school level. The study will answer in detail this question: What …