How not to improve heritage language competence: the case of farsi

Ashtari, Nooshan and Krashen, Stephen (2020) How not to improve heritage language competence: the case of farsi. Language and Language Teaching, 9 (2). pp. 53-56. ISSN 2277-307X

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Abstract

Observations of “wear and tear” in books for self-study in Farsi (Persian) in a Los Angeles library revealed that few readers persevered beyond the first few pages. The library was in a neighbourhood where there were a considerable number of families from Iran, suggesting that the potential readers were interested in improving their heritage language, but found the traditional method unappealing.

Item Type: Articles in APF Magazines
Authors: Ashtari, Nooshan and Krashen, Stephen
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English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Heritage language, Self-study, Wear and tear, Unobtrusive, Farsi
Subjects: Language
Divisions: Azim Premji University > University Publications > Language and Language Teaching
Full Text Status: Public
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2746
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