Heritage Languages
Steering Committee
Learn more about the individuals guiding the work of the Alliance.
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Focus of Our Work
The Alliance concentrates on the following activities:
Professional Development
(teacher preparation and in-service development)
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Heritage language program teachers and administrators
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Teachers and others working with heritage language learners
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Interpreters and translators (e.g., medical, judicial, military)
Public Relations and Promotion
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General public
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Heritage language communities
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District and state boards of education
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Language and other educators
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National education organizations
Information Exchange
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Databases of heritage language activity (e.g., heritage language schools and other language programs, curricula and materials, research)
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Information about developments in language policy and teaching
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Updates on innovation, experimentation, and linkages with mainstream institutions
Coordination
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Policy activity
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Language offerings
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Language-specific curricula and materials
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Learner assessment and program evaluation
Research
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First language literacy
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Transmission and maintenance of heritage languages
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Heritage language attrition and learning
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Heritage language communities and speakers
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Bilingualism in heritage language speakers
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Heritage languages in mainstream education
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Instructional methodologies in heritage and other language programs
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Policy developments
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International comparisons
Policy Development and Advice
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Development of and influence on national, state, and local policy related to language maintenance and development
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Advice to groups seeking to develop and influence policy
Domains of Operation
The Alliance works in the following areas:
Community Settings
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Heritage communities and schools
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Related social, cultural, and business activities and organizations
Pre K-12 Education
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Teachers
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School and district administrators
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Local boards of education
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State departments of education
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Parents
Higher Education
- Settings for language study, research, and professional development of language educators
Non-Government Organizations
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Research and policy institutes
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Professional associations
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Labor organizations
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Advocacy organizations
Federal Government
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Agencies
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Legislatures
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Courts
Private Sector
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Business and industry
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Private corporations
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Language services industry
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Media
