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What is Heritage Language Learner/Heritage Speaker (of a Language)

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Handbook of Research on Multilingual and Multicultural Perspectives on Higher Education and Implications for Teaching
Someone raised in a home where a non-English language was spoken and is to some extent bilingual in English and the heritage language (Valdés, 2001).
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Contextualizing Bilingualism: Emerging From the Classroom to the Community
Tracey R. Jones (Baylor University, USA) and Kimberly R. Trevino (Baylor University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 47
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8888-8.ch004
Abstract
Bilingual readiness through interaction, language, literacy, and alliances (BRILLA) seeks to align best practices in applied learning pedagogy with opportunities for all students to increase academic and communicative language skills in Spanish while exploring and celebrating the assets that bilingualism and bilingual education bring to one's life and community. BRILLA is implemented through a community partnership between a university and a local school district´s dual language (DL) program. The purpose of this single-site case study is to examine any changes in ULS perceptions of bilingualism and bilingual education through participating in the BRILLA program.
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