Heritage Language Education in Germany. A Focus on Turkish and Russian from Primary to Higher Education

Olfert, Helena; Schmitz, Anke

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-38893-9_25-1

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“…However, it is still quite striking that the factor 'HL instruction' had no predictive power, not even for HL competences in the formal register. One explanation is provided by the organizational obstacles connected to HL instruction in Germany (Olfert & Schmitz 2016). Institutionally organized HL instruction is the exception rather than the rule and is hardly ever arranged for small language groups in particular.…”

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“…The formal register, on the other hand, is expressed solely by the majority language. The use of the HL in public institutions is generally not licensed and HL literacy can only be promoted in HL classes to a limited extent (Küppers,Şimşek & [6] Helena Olfert Schroeder 2015;Olfert & Schmitz 2016). This way, the Sprachausbau of the HL up to the formal register often cannot take place simply because there are not enough authentic social situations that demand its use and respective linguistic structures (Schroeder 2003;Schroeder & Şimşek 2010).…”

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The concept of register in heritage language retention

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2022

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This paper argues for a greater consideration of the role of register in the retention of heritage languages by analyzing data on adolescent heritage-language speakers in Germany. The study addresses the following question: Which language external factors have the greatest impact on heritage-language retention in the intimate vs formal registers? A questionnaire was filled out by 202 students (age 15–17) in an urban area in Germany, who are all heritage-language speakers of 42 different languages. The major finding of this study is that heritage-language retention is determined by different language-external factors in each register. The fact that different models of heritage-language retention can be postulated for different language registers emphasizes the need to describe the language competences of heritage-language speakers according to registers.

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Section: The Concept Of Register In Heritage Language Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%