Heritage Language Research Institutes
The research institutes will address a pressing need for empirical data on the grammar of heritage language learners, using methodologies developed by Maria Polinsky in her pilot studies, which are designed to be replicable across languages.
Grant Cycle Years: One through Four (2007-2010)
Project Director: Maria Polinsky (Harvard University)
Project Evaluator: Nancy Hornberger (University of Pennsylvania)
Selected researchers will represent various languages and language groups and will participate in a yearly symposium, led by Polinsky, where they will exchange ideas, report on their research and set the next stage of a research agenda. The institutes will inform all Heritage Center projects.
Third NHLRC Research Institute
Summer 2009, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
June 22–26, 2009
Materials from the 2009 Summer Institute
Second NHLRC Research Institute
Summer 2008, Harvard University
June 23–27, 2008
Materials from the 2008 Summer Institute
First NHLRC Research Institute
Summer 2007, UC Davis
July 29–August 2, 2007
Materials from the 2007 Summer Institute
Date Posted: 10/5/2009
