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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2018

Olga Kagan  and
Kathleen Dillon
Olga Kagan
Affiliation:
Formerly of UCLA Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, California, USA
Kathleen Dillon
Affiliation:
Freelance scholar and writer kedillon@ucdavis.edu
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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.

Type
Research Timeline
Information
Language Teaching , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , October 2018 , pp. 485 - 503
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Footnotes

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It is with great regret that Language Teaching learned of the recent passing of Dr Olga Kagan just as this issue was going to press. The editor wishes to record his gratitude for the care and professionalism shown by both authors throughout the writing of this paper at a very difficult time.

References

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