· 2014· Book chapter
Heritage Language Students: Profiles and Possibilities
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- 2014year
Short summary
Demographic shifts in the US are redefining heritage languages, previously taught only as foreign languages, presenting new opportunities and challenges for educators.
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Key points
- The US is experiencing demographic shifts impacting language education.
- Heritage languages are increasingly relevant in educational settings.
- This trend creates new opportunities for language teaching.
- Educators face new challenges in adapting to these changes.
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Abstract
This development offers both new opportunities and new challenges to educators. This chapter examines these opportunities and challenges in the context of the United States, where demographic shifts are changing how we think about the teaching of languages that, until recently, were taught exclusively as foreign languages.
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Field: Linguistics and Language
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