Understanding Teachers of Heritage and
Domestic Language Learners
Instructional Resources for LCTL Teacher Preparation Series
Karen E. Johnson & Joan Kelly Hall
The Pennsylvania State University
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About CALPER
The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) at the Pennsylvania State University is one of fifteen Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRCs) in the United States which are funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Congruent with the charge of the LRCs, CALPER conducts research to inform foreign language pedagogy, it develops language teaching and learning materials and assessment procedures and it provides an array of educational opportunities for language professionals. CALPER's particular focus is to improve the environment of advanced-level foreign language teaching and learning, and assessment.
The development of this instructional resource and its data and materials as well as the materials published in alternative media is based upon work supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Title VI, P229A060003). Any opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education.