ACTFL
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Heritage Languages
ACTFL Heritage Languages Special Interest Group (SIG)
Formed Nov. 2008, click here to add this SIG to your ACTFL membership.
The mission of the Heritage Languages SIG of ACTFL will be as follows.
- Represents the concerns of the Heritage Languages teaching community of ACTFL and will act as a liaison between the ACTFL membership and the Title VI National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC).
- Provides a networking system within the community of teachers of the many languages included under the general term Heritage Languages. It will provide a forum for teachers, students, researchers, and administrators to voice their concerns and identify the most salient issues this relatively new field is confronting.
- Promotes the teaching and learning of the heritage languages and cultures in the United States of America.
- Provides a venue for sharing the most recent research and the best teaching practices of heritage languages in general and the unique challenges of specific languages and language communities.
- Plays a leading role in connecting teachers across the K-16 levels of instruction and fostering collaboration in the creation of new curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and program development and supervision.
Officers
Co-Chairs: Theresa Austin & Tommy Lu
Vice Chair: Yvonne Fariño
Secretary: Joy Peyton
Past Chairs: Renate Lydanyi & Katya Ites
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| Read minutes from previous SIG business meetings. | Access the HL SIG Online Community eGroup. | View links of interest to HL SIG members. |
