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| Title | Article on Heritage Languages |
| Body | From http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/12/15/heritage When Foreign Language Isn’t Foreign — Elizabeth Redden December 15, 2006 Classes for heritage language learners – those students with either some basic level of proficiency or a cultural or familial tie to a language, depending on whose definition you use – have gained increasing attention from educators in recent years. Many American colleges now have enough heritage speakers not only of Spanish but of languages like Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Hindi — languages that are increasingly important educationally — that colleges are considering how best to teach heritage and non-heritage students. Plus, post-9/11, the federal government has become more interested in foreign languages, and the students who might quickly have the ability to become fluent. Read the entire article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/12/15/heritage . |
| Source | Inside Higher Ed |
| Inputdate | 2006-12-23 01:51:32 |
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