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Doerr, Neriko Musha; Kumagai, Yuri – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2014
"Heritage language speaker" is a relatively new term to denote minority language speakers who grew up in a household where the language was used or those who have a family, ancestral, or racial connection to the minority language. In research on heritage language speakers, overlap between these 2 definitions is often assumed--that is,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Race
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Maruyama, Hideki – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2015
This article describes how a language minority student developed through flexible online learning assistance for the entrance examination of a Japanese public high school. The simple camera function of a digital tablet helped the isolated Thai student attain success in developing academic skills and self-esteem. The case also shows the insight…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Geographic Isolation, Foreign Countries, Language Minorities