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From http://oneworldnow.org/whats-going-on/news/article/four-lessons-from-the-heritage-language-symposium-part-i

Sarah Standish recently attended a symposium on heritage language learners featuring a 3-hour workshop with Dr. Maria Carreira of California State University, Long Beach. Her takeaways:

1. There are two definitions of heritage language learners.
2. Language learning is an emotional experience for heritage learners, so teachers must address socio-affective issues in addition to cognitive issues.
3. Most heritage learners enter with a basic conversational speaking proficiency and little or no literacy in their home language.
4. When dealing with a mixed class of heritage and non-heritage learners, differentiate some things—but not everything.

Read her full article as well as a follow-up article at http://oneworldnow.org/whats-going-on/news/article/four-lessons-from-the-heritage-language-symposium-part-i