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- Title
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Heritage Speakers in Four Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Resources for the Attainment of Full Professional Linguistic Proficiency.
- Authors
Šipka, Danko
- Abstract
The present study analyzes heritage learners of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS) from four major U.S. metropolitan areas. The focus is on the prospects of their attaining full professional language proficiency. Several major factors in language maintenance and the possibility of attaining full professional proficiency in the language are identified. The design and testing of a syllabus for heritage language speakers is provided and discussed. The author concludes with a call for the creation of a BCS heritage language centre as a durable solution for providing heritage language learners a path toward full professional proficiency.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HERITAGE language speakers; SLAVIC languages; FOREIGN language education; BOSNIAN language; CROATIAN language; SERBIAN language; EDUCATION
- Publication
East/West: Journal of Ukranian Studies, 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
2292-7956
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21226/T2759N