BARRIERS TO ADVANCED HERITAGE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Nooshan Ashtari; Stephen Krashen

doi:10.24071/llt.v26i2.6429

BARRIERS TO ADVANCED HERITAGE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Nooshan Ashtari⁽¹⁾, Stephen Krashen^(2*),

(1) University of Southern California, United States of America
(2) University of Southern California, United States of America
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Speakers of heritage languages do not universally achieve advanced levels in the language. We present evidence that three barriers are responsible: (1) lack of access to comprehensible, interesting reading material in the heritage language. (2) The use of traditional language teaching methods in heritage language classes, and (3) the reactions of elders who scold young heritage language speakers for their “errors.”

Keywords

access, heritage language, pleasure reading, scolding, traditional teaching

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24071/llt.v26i2.6429