Challenges and opportunities in communicating the Chinese language to heritage versus non-heritage learners: A mixed methods investigation

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This paper will present results of a mixed-methods study on the Chinese School of Delaware that looks at challenges and opportunities the school faces in teaching Chinese to heritage versus non-heritage learners, two different groups that want to learn the language. It has practical lessons for the school, and insights for other ethnicities that are trying to preserve or share their language amidst changes in their population brought about by assimilation and interracial marriages.

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Lawton, Bessie. and Logio, Kim. "Challenges and opportunities in communicating the Chinese language to heritage versus non-heritage learners: A mixed methods investigation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention, TBA, Chicago, IL, Nov 14, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p190282_index.html>

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Lawton, B. L. and Logio, K. , 2007-11-14 "Challenges and opportunities in communicating the Chinese language to heritage versus non-heritage learners: A mixed methods investigation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention, TBA, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p190282_index.html

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Abstract: This paper will present results of a mixed-methods study on the Chinese School of Delaware that looks at challenges and opportunities the school faces in teaching Chinese to heritage versus non-heritage learners, two different groups that want to learn the language. It has practical lessons for the school, and insights for other ethnicities that are trying to preserve or share their language amidst changes in their population brought about by assimilation and interracial marriages.

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Challenges and opportunities in communicating the Chinese language to heritage versus non-heritage learners: A mixed methods investigation In recent years the Chinese community in the United States has been undergoing a population shift. Up to a decade ago heritage families with two Chinese parents made up the bulk of the community while non-heritage families (mixed and adoptive families) remained a small minority. With the increase in inter-ethnic marriages and adoptions of children from China non-heritage families have started to

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