6. Defining the heritage language learner

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Table of contents ix
4. 1. Introduction: The heritage language learner? 1
5. 2. An emerging field of investigation: Construction of the heritage language learner as a new object of study 19
6. 3. Ethnographic fieldwork at Jackson Japanese Language School 45
7. 4. Betwixt and between Japanese and the heritage language learner of Japanese 63
8. 5. Designing the heritage language learner: Modes of governmentality in the classroom 81
9. 6. Defining the heritage language learner 98
10. 7. Shifting frames of reference: JJLS, AP, heading college, and construction of the Japanese-as-aheritage- language learner 120
11. 8. Adjusting the Jackson Course 139
12. 9. Implications and departure 146
13. Appendix 1: First Questionnaires for Parents 157
14. Appendix 2: Second Questionnaires for Parents 160
15. Appendix 3: First Questionnaires for Students 163
16. Appendix 4: Second Questionnaires for Students 165
17. Appendix 5: Questionnaires for Teachers 167
18. Appendix 6: Questionnaires for Parents of Students Who Were Leaving or Had Left JJLS 169
19. Appendix 7: Questionnaires for Students Who Were Leaving or Had Left JJLS 170
20. Appendix 8: Summary of Student Interviews and Profiles 171
21. Appendix 9: Glossary of Japanese Terms 174
22. References 175
23. Index 187