Pedagogical Module for Heritage Language Learners “Heritage Meets Heritage”
Originally Initiated by Sybil Alexandrove. Project Module Designed by Sybil Alexandrov and Angela Lee-Smith (Yale University)
- Applicable Proficiency Range: This project is suitable for intermediate-mid to advanced proficiency learners.
- Applicable Languages: All.
- Educational Setting: HL learners in 7-12 and higher education setting, however the project can be adapted for foreign language learners across languages.
- Project Description: This project was created for intermediate level heritage language learners at Yale University. Students 1) explore questions of identity and motivation through an anonymous survey, 2) write a reflective text on survey responses in discussion-forum format, 3) engage in a face-to-face guided conversation with a heritage language learner of a language other than their own. 4) Reflect (either in group discussion or in written text) on the entire experience.
- Project Rationale: Heritage Meets Heritage was created to a) encourage in-depth reflection on what it is like to be a heritage language learner, b) consider commonalities that heritage language learners share, provide insight into creating or adapting pedagogical material to meet the affective needs of heritage language learners.
- Project Goals.
- Project Outcomes. Developing Communication and Multiliteracies.
- Major Tasks.
- Project Duration: four out-of-class assignments. 1-2 in-class discussions.
- Genres: descriptive, explanatory, reflective.
- Pedagogical Approaches: Multiliteracies Framework/ Standards-based/ Task-based/Project-based.
- ProM Planner: ProM Heritage Meets Heritage
- HMH Supplemental Materials