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Pe r sian as a He r itage L anguage : Attitude s, c e s Pr ac tic e s, and Re sour Ma rya m Sa la hshoor E DUC 882 :Se minar in Bilingualism and SL A all, 2011 T he or y and Re se ar c h, F opic s Pr e se ntation T Go a ls a

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Pe r sian as a He r itage L anguage : Attitude s, Pr ac tic e s, and Re sour c e s

Ma rya m Sa la hshoor

E DUC 882 :Se minar in Bilingualism and SL A T he or y and Re se ar c h, F all, 2011

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Pr e se ntation T

  • pic s
  • Go a ls a nd Ob je c tive s
  • He rita g e la ng ua g e a nd

he rita g e la ng ua g e spe a ke r de finitio n

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The Main Purpose

Obje c tive :

T

  • re vie w re se a rc h, re so urc e s,

a ttitude s, a nd pra c tic e s fo r la ng ua g e te a c hing a nd le a rning o f he rita g e le a rne rs

  • f Pe rsia n in the U.S.

Goa l:

T

  • he lp c re a te e nlig hte ne d

pro g ra ms fo r stude nts who b ring kno wle dg e o f Pe rsia n la ng ua g e a s the ir ho me la ng ua g e into the c la ssro o m.

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De finition

  • He r

itage language : T

he fa mily la ng ua g e use d a nd he a rd in re stric te d e nviro nme nts; (Ro thma n,

2007)

  • He r

itage Spe ake r : A pe rso n

who g re w up he a ring (a nd po ssib ly spe a king ) a la ng ua g e , who c a n unde rsta nd a nd pe rha ps spe a k it to so me de g re e , b ut who no w fe e ls mo re a t ho me in a no the r, mo re do mina nt la ng ua g e (Va lde s 2011)

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L anguage lost

  • Biling ua ls o f 4th Ge ne ra tio n (Va lde s

2000)

  • Aa-He rita g e L

a ng ua g e

  • Bb-E

ng lish

1st Ge ne r ation A HL Monolingual Ab Inc ipie nt Bilinguals 2nd / 3r

d

Ge ne r ation Ab HL Dominant Ba E nglish Dominant 4th Ge ne r ation Ba E nglish Dominant Ba E nglish Monolingual

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So What?

Conse que nc e s for he ritage le arne rs

  • lo ss o f a nc e stra l la ng ua g e
  • we a ke r c o nne c tio ns with the ir c o mmunity

a nd c ulture a nd e ve n the ir imme dia te fa mily

  • lo ss o f se lf-e ste e m

Conse que nc e s for Soc ie ty and gove rnme nt

  • lo ss o f the se he rita g e la ng ua g e le a rne rs
  • la c k o f po te ntia l so urc e s o f la ng ua g e

pro fe ssio na ls ne e de d fo r tra de , diplo ma c y, se c urity a nd de fe nc e (Christia n,

2008, p.257)

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What is Missing?

  • Suppo rt fro m Co mmunity,

F a mily, Go ve rnme nt

  • E

mpiric a l re se a rc h o n Pe rsia n He rita g e Spe a ke rs a lmo st no ne xiste nt

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Re vie w of Re se ar c h

  • Ca g ri, Ja c kso n, a nd

Me ge r doomian,(2007) T

e ste d the ling uistic c o mpe te nc e o f Pe rsia n he rita g e spe a ke rs.

  • Co mpa re d Pe rsia n na tive

spe a ke rs, he rita g e la ng ua g e spe a ke rs, a nd Pe rsia n a s a se c o nd la ng ua g e spe a ke rs.

L e a d Artific ia l I nte llig e nc e E ng ine e r in the Huma n L a ng ua g e T e c hno lo g y g ro up a t MI T RE

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Re vie w of Re se ar c h

  • Re sults indic a te d tha t he rita g e spe a ke rs:
  • HT
  • Ha ve kno wle dg e o f pho ne tic a nd so und

pa tte rns tha t L 2 spe a ke rs mig ht ne ve r

  • b ta in.
  • Are fa ste r tha n L

2 a lmo st c o mple te ly a c ro ss the b o a rd.

  • T

he ir re spo nse time is ve ry c lo se to Na tive Spe a ke rs in so me c a se s.

  • Ha ve a dva nta g e s o ve r L

2 le a rne rs in se le c tive g ra mma tic a l do ma ins.

  • L

2

  • L

2 ha ve a dva nta g e s o ve r HS in fe a ture s e xplic itly ta ug ht in c la ssro o m a nd/ o r no t fre q ue nt in c o nve rsa tio na l disc o urse e .g ., Ara b ic ro o ts, sub c a te g o riza tio n.

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Re vie w of Re se ar c h

  • IL

HAN M. CAGRI

  • F

a c ulty Re se a rc h Asso c ia te , Sc ho o l o f L a ng ua g e s, L ite ra ture s a nd Culture s, Unive rsity

  • f Ma ryla nd, Co lle g e Pa rk, MDAs le a d

re se a rc he r fo r Pe rsia n in L ing uistic Co rre la te s o f Pro fic ie nc y Pro je c t,

  • Public ation:
  • L

anguage c hange and language mainte nanc e in Pe r sian

  • de ve lo pe d Pe rsia n L

a ng ua g e Ba tte ry, a c o mpre he nsive c o mpute r-de live re d te st c o mpo se d o f 50 ta sks ta rg e ting disc re e t ling uistic fe a ture s to a sse ss the ling uistic c o mpe te nc y o f le a rne rs o f Pe rsia n. Pro je c t inc lude d pilo t te sting a nd a na lyzing re sults

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Re vie w of Re se ar c h

  • Disse rta tio n:
  • F

a ra h Ra ma za nza de hUnive rsity

  • f Pho e nix, Asso c ia te F

a c ulty. Ne w Je rse y “Unve iling the ve ile d a nd ve iling the unve ile d: re ve a ling the unde rlying ling uistic ide o lo g ie s a nd the ir impa c t o n Pe rsia n L a ng ua g e lo ss a nd ma inte na nc e a mo ng se c o nd-g e ne ra tio n I ra nia n-Ame ric a n”

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Re vie w of Re se a rc h

  • 2010, using q ua lita tive

me tho do lo g y, this study e xplo re d issue s a nd c ha lle ng e s o f de ve lo ping a nd ma inta ining Pe rsia n/ F a rsi a s a he rita g e la ng ua g e fo r se c o nd - g e ne ra tio n I ra nia n-Ame ric a ns.

  • I

nte rvie we d 22 se c o nd -g e ne ra tio n I ra nia n-Ame ric a n c o lle g e stude nts re siding in Ne w Yo rk re g a rding la ng ua g e lo st, histo ric a l vie ws, la ng ua g e ide o lo g ie s, ide ntity.

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  • L

a ng ua g e Ma inte na nc e a nd the Ro le o f the F a mily a mo ng st I mmig ra nt Gro ups in the Unite d Sta te s: Pe rsia n spe a king Ba ha ’ is

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Re vie w of Re se ar c h

  • Dr. Ano usha Se dig i: T

he first full-time Pe rsia n fa c ulty me mb e r a t PSU (Ca na da )

– He r

itage Spe ake r s of Pe r sian, (2010). Pre se nte d

a t the E ig ht Bie nnia l I ra nia n Studie s Co nfe re nc e , L

  • s

Ang e le s.

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Curre nt Ira nia n Communitie s

  • Anywhe re in the U.S.
  • Mo stly we ll-inte g ra te d into

Ame ric a n so c ie ty

  • L

ittle o r no la ng ua g e b a rrie rs

  • Hig hly va lue e duc a tio n
  • Hig hly e duc a te d: 2nd hig he st

e duc a te d g ro up

  • Ve ry a tta c he d to pre se rving

la ng ua g e a nd c ulture

  • Clo se tie s within the c o mmunity
  • So me ma y re g ula rly visit I

ra n

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Cur r e nt Ir anian Stude nts

  • Mo stly b o rn in the U.S.
  • Clo se to Ame ric a n c ulture
  • Mo stly fa milia r with so me a spe c ts o f

the I ra nia n c ulture , suc h a s fo o d, c e le b ra tio ns, e tc .

  • Ma ny ma y no t kno w so me de e pe r

a spe c ts o f the I ra nia n c ulture , suc h a s histo ry, lite ra ture , e tc .

  • Ma y o r ma y no t ha ve b e e n to I

ra n

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Ira nia ns: He rita g e or Se c ond L a ng ua g e L e a rne rs?

Ve ry mixe d le a rne rs:

  • So me c o mpre he nd a nd c a n

c o mmunic a te o ra lly

  • So me ma y c o mpre he nd b ut

c a nno t c o mmunic a te

  • So me ne ithe r c o mpre he nd

no r c o mmunic a te o ra lly

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My Re se ar c h

  • Ma rya m Sa la hsho o r, PhD

stude nt, Ge o rg e Ma so n Unive rsity

  • I

nte rvie we d 5 Pe rsia n spe a king mo the rs to o b ta in info rma tio n re g a rding the ir e xpe rie nc e s, a ttitude s, pra c tic e s, a nd c ha lle ng e s in te a c hing ve rb a l a nd writte n F a rsi to the ir c hildre n.

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My Re se ar c h

  • de mo g ra phic info rma tio n
  • ho me -la ng ua g e use
  • pre vio us la ng ua g e le a rning

e xpe rie nc e

  • mo tiva tio n a nd a ttitude s to wa rd

la ng ua g e le a rning

  • life e xpe rie nc e s
  • a g e a nd the pla c e tha t the y ha ve

sta rte d Pe rsia n la ng ua g e le a rning

  • ne e ds a nd c o nc e rns
  • Go a l
  • pro fic ie nc y le ve ls
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My Re se ar c h

  • Or

al L anguge

  • L

ite r c ay

  • T

hir d L angugae

  • Immigr

ation

  • Cultur

e

  • Re sour

c e s

  • F

utur e Ne e d

  • F

ar si Sc hool

  • Par

e nt's Role

  • E

xte nde d F amily

  • Soialization
  • F

ar si as a Se c ond L angugae

  • T
  • Pe r

sonal F e e lings

  • Visiting Ir

an

  • Home vs. Public

Individua l F a mily L a ng ua g e Soc ie ty

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Me r c i

  • PE

RSIAN ST ART alk Summe r Pr

  • gr

am at SDSU

http:/ / www.yo utub e .c o m/ wa t c h? v=W9N-Bc I 4dUE

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Re fe r e nc e s

Ca g ri, I . Ja c kso n, S. & Me g e rdo o mia n (2007). Pa pe r pre se nte d in a me e ting . Unive rsity o f I llino is Urb a na - Cha mpa ig n. Christia n, D. (2008). Sc ho o l-b a se d pro g ra ms fo r He rita g e L a ng ua g e L e a rne rs: T wo -Wa y I mme rsio n. I n D.M. Brinto n, O. K a g a n & S. Ba uc ks (E ds). He ritag e L ang uag e E duc atio n: A Ne w F ie ld E me rg ing (pp. 257-269). Ne w Yo rk: Ro utle dg e . Ro thma n, J. (2007). He rita g e spe a ke r c o mpe te nc e diffe re nc e s, la ng ua g e c ha ng e a nd input type : I nfle c te d infinitive s in he rita g e Bra zilia n Po rtug ue se . I nte rnatio nal Jo urnal o f Biling ualism, 11 (4), 359-389. Va ldé s, G. (2001). He rita g e L a ng ua g e Stude nts: Pro file s a nd po ssib ilitie s. I n J.K . Pe yto n, D.A. Ra na rd & S. Mc Ginnis (E ds.), He ritag e lang uag e s in Ame ric a: Pre se rving a natio nal re so urc e . Wa shing to n, DC: Ce nte r fo r Applie d L ing uistic s/ De lta Syste ms. 37-77.

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