Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Heritage Speakers in Four Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Resources for the Attainment of Full Professional Linguistic Proficiency
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Heritage Speakers in Four Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Resources for the Attainment of Full Professional Linguistic Proficiency
Author(s): Danko ŠipkaSubject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at The University of Alberta
Keywords: heritage speakers; Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian; full professional proficiency; language maintenance;
Summary/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.
Journal: East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies (EWJUS)
- Issue Year: 4/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 33-61
- Page Count: 29
- Language: English