ABSTRACT
Co-published by the Center for Applied Linguistics
Timely and comprehensive, this state-of-the-art overview of major issues related to heritage, community, and Native American languages in the United States, based on the work of noted authorities, draws from a variety of perspectives—the speakers; use of the languages in the home, community, and wider society; patterns of acquisition, retention, loss, and revitalization of the languages; and specific education efforts devoted to developing stronger connections with and proficiency in them. Contributions on language use, programs and instruction, and policy focus on issues that are applicable to many heritage language contexts. Offering a foundational perspective for serious students of heritage, community, and Native American languages as they are learned in the classroom, transmitted across generations in families, and used in communities, the volume provides background on the history and current status of many languages in the linguistic mosaic of U.S. society and stresses the importance of drawing on these languages as societal, community, and individual resources, while also noting their strategic importance within the context of globalization.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
SECTION I Foundations of Heritage, Community, and Native American Language Education
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
chapter |13 pages
Demographic Realities, Challenges, and Opportunities
chapter |9 pages
Heritage Language Students: Profiles and Possibilities
chapter |10 pages
Professional Opportunities for Heritage Language Speakers
chapter |9 pages
Research on Heritage Language Issues
part |2 pages
SECTION II Commonly Taught Languages
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
chapter |11 pages
Spanish in the United States
chapter |10 pages
French Heritage Language Communities in the United States
chapter |12 pages
German as a Heritage Language in the United States
chapter |9 pages
Italian and Italians in the United States
chapter |11 pages
Portuguese Heritage Bilingualism in the United States
part |2 pages
SECTION III Critical and Less Commonly Taught Languages
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
chapter |9 pages
Arabic in the United States
chapter |10 pages
Being “Critical”: Implications for Chinese Heritage Language Schools
chapter |10 pages
The Journey of Hindi in the United States
part |2 pages
SECTION IV Native American Languages
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
chapter |10 pages
Navajo
chapter |10 pages
Pueblo Languages of the Southwest
chapter |7 pages
Oowaaha Myaamiaataweenki: Miami Is Spoken Here
chapter |10 pages
Hawaiian: A Native American Language Official for a State
chapter |10 pages
Warm Springs Languages
part |2 pages
SECTION V Languages With Strong Community Connections
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
chapter |9 pages
Japanese in the United States
chapter |9 pages
Yiddish: A Jewish Language in the Diaspora
chapter |12 pages
American Sign Language as a Heritage Language
chapter |13 pages
Khmer
chapter |12 pages
Filipino in the United States: Heritage Language Perspectives
part |2 pages
SECTION VI Promotion of Heritage, Community, and Native American Languages