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Maximizing the Strengths ofLow-Proficiency College-Level Heritage Learners
Alla Smyslova [email protected] Columbia UniversityNHLRC Conference 2010
Born and raised in the US or arrived at a pre-school age
(Kagan & Dillon 2004)
Newly arrived. Attended a Russian elementary school (Kagan & Dillon 2004)
Changes in the classification of Russian heritage speakers in the USA
Born in the US to Russian speaking families—without any schooling in Russian and newly arrived with up to three years of schooling in Russian
(Bermel and Kagan 2000)
Newly arrived. Completed or nearly completed high school in Russian: Native speakers
(Bermel and Kagan 2000)
Newly arrived. Completed up to eight years of secondary education in Russian (equivalent to a junior high education in the US)
(Bermel and Kagan 2000)
© 2009 Alla Smyslova
© 2009 Alla Smyslova
МИНА ЗАВООТ ... . МНЕ 18 LИТ. Я РАДИЛАС В КIEVE И Я ПАЩЬЛА В ЩЬОLО В АМЕРIКЕ. МНЕ ВЕLE 3
ГОДА КАГД Я ПРЕЯ(HA)LА В АМЕRIКО. ОU МЕNЯ NET
ВРАТЕS И COCTES. Я ГАVAРОU ПА РУССКУ С МУЕ
МАМА И С МУЕМЕ ДРОUГЕМЕ РОТСVENИКАМЁ. Я
LOUBLOU ЧЕТАТ И ПЕСАТ И OUVLИКАOUS
ТИАТРАМ. © 2009 Alla Smyslova
Methodology
audio and visual images of the language dictation izlozhenie
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У мен_____ зазвон____л телеф___н.
Кт____ говор____т?
У м__н__ з__зв__н__ л т__л__ф___н
Кт__ г__в__р____т?
У _______ _______________ ______________.
_________________________________ ?
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Contact hours by group
HS I - 42 (10 students) HS II – 84 (10 students) 2nd year students – 280 (9 students) 3rd year students – 392 (7 students)
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ACTR Advanced Placement Examination
listening comprehension (36 recordings) reading comprehension (45 texts) integrated tasks and dialogue completion
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Listening Comprehension Chart(second- and third-year learners, heritage speakers I & II)
(%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2nd 3rd HS I HS II
correct
incorrect
missing
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Listening Comprehension(heritage speakers 0, I & II, second- and third-year
learners (%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2nd 3rd HS0 HS I HS II
correct
incorrect
missing
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Listening Comprehension(heritage speakers 0, I and II , second- and third-year learners)
(%)
correct incorrect missing
2nd 52.8 40.4 6.8
3rd 63.5 29.4 7.1
HS 0 83 16.6 .3
HS I 85 14.4 .6
HS II 84.9 13.9 1.2
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Reading Comprehension Chart(heritage speakers I & II, second- and third-year learners)
(%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2nd 3rd HS I HS II
correct
incorrect
missing
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Reading Comprehension (heritage speakers I & II , second- and third-year learners)
(%)
correct incorrect missing
second-yearlearners
55.6 16.5 27.9
third-year learners
74.9 19.7 5.4
heritage speakers I
78.0 13.0 9.0
heritage speakers II
82.7 13.3 4.0
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Integrated tasks(second- and third-year learners, heritage speakers I & II)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2nd 3rd HS I HS II
NH
IL
IM
IH/A
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Integrated tasks(heritage speakers I & II, second- and third-year learners)
(%)
NH IL IM IH/A
2nd year learners 11.1 33.3 55.6 0
3rd year learners 0 28.7 14.3 57
heritage speakers I 0 10 80 10
heritage speakers II 0 10 30 60
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