Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

Second Heritage Language Summer Institute: Developing a Research Base for the Heritage Field

Abstract:

The cornerstone project for the National Heritage Language Resource Center is an annual research institute, created to support the center's principal mission of establishing a research base for heritage language education. The first institute was held in the summer of 2007 at UC Davis, the home campus of the UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching, which co-hosted the institute with NHLRC. The Institute will be of interest to linguists, applied linguists, and faculty in education and foreign languages. Graduate students are encouraged to apply and may be eligible for financial aid.

A limited number of applicants will be selected to represent a spectrum of heritage languages and communities from across the country. Participants will engage in discussion of the papers presented and other relevant readings. They will also have the opportunity to present their own research on heritage issues and to form collaborations for future research projects.

The deadline for applications has passed.

Please direct any questions to the Associate Director of the Center, Dr. Kathleen Dillon, kedillon@ucdavis.edu