Response to inquiry: Differences between heritage & non-heritage learners

[Scott McGinnis]

From: Wendy Smith [mailto:wsmith at mail.csusb.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:47 PM

I find a good deal of what appears on this list highly relevant, and
have been able to use some of the information for my graduate course in
Sociolinguistics.


Wendy Smith
Dept. of English
California State University, San Bernardino

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McGinnis" <smcginnis at nflc.org>
To: "'heritage-list at Majordomo.umd.edu'" <heritage-list at Glue.umd.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: RE: Response to inquiry: Differences between heritage &
non-heritage learners


> Fine by me -- I'm only sorry that Margarita (and perhaps others?) have

> found what I've been taking a good deal of time to post to the list
> over
the
> past
> year so "irrelevant".
>
> Scott McGinnis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joy Peyton [mailto:joy at cal.org]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:52 PM
> To: Scott McGinnis; heritage-list at Majordomo.umd.edu
> Subject: RE: Response to inquiry: Differences between heritage &
> non-heritage learners
>
>
> I agree with Margarita. I would like to see the discussion about this
> issue, in response to Hi-Sun Helen Kim's query. Thanks!!
>
> Joy Kreeft Peyton
> Center for Applied Linguistics
> 4646 40th St., NW
> Washington, DC 20016
> 202-362-0700
> joy at cal.org
> www.cal.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott McGinnis [mailto:smcginnis at nflc.org]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:49 PM
> To: 'heritage-list at Majordomo.umd.edu'
> Subject: Response to inquiry: Differences between heritage &
> non-heritage learners
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Margarita Hidalgo [mailto:mhidalgo at mail.sdsu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:45 PM
> To: Scott McGinnis
> Cc: 'heritage-list at Majordomo.umd.edu'
> Subject: Re: Inquiry: Differences between heritage & non-heritage
> learners -- ADDENDUM
>
>
> Scott McGinnis:  This inquiry RE Differences between heritage and
> non-heritage learners is the most interesting I have seen in more than

> a year, if not the only one that is truly relevant to to the Forum
> "heritage-list".   Can you leave it on the air for a while just to see
> which direction it takes?  All the best,
>
> Margarita Hidalgo
> San Diego State University
>
>
>
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Scott McGinnis wrote:
>
> > With apologies for my careless omission...if you want to respond
> directly
> > to Ms. Kim, her e-mail address is:
> >
> > hisun at hawaii.edu
> >
> > Best,
> > sm
> >
> > (original posting follows)
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm interested in looking into cognitive/ lingusitic differences of
> > heritage learners in comparison to non-heritage learners and other
> learners.
> >
> > I was wondering if there are any (empirical) studies done in the
> literature
> > on linguistic characteristics, cognitive styles (psycholinguistic),
> and/or
> > aptitude of heritage learners?
> >
> > I would appreciate any suggestions for direction.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Hi-Sun Helen Kim
> > University of Hawaii at Manoa
> > Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literature
> > Korean Linguistics (Ph.D.)
> >
>