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Beaudrie, Sara; Ducar, Cynthia – Heritage Language Journal, 2005
This paper addresses beginning level Spanish heritage language (SHL) learners' attitudes towards their language and culture. Heritage language (HL) programs and research have often overlooked beginning level learners, especially within university settings. The current study involved 20 participants from a beginning level SHL class in the…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Linguistic Borrowing, Heritage Education, Language Attitudes
Padilla, Amado M.; Sung, Hyekyung – 1997
The report summarizes results of an evaluative study of selected state-funded elementary and secondary school programs for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) in California. Fourteen projects at 19 school sites received a maximum of 4 years of funding to offer instruction in Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Korean, and Russian. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education