Heritage learners in the classroom : an investigation into German heritage learners’ misspellings

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dc.contributor.advisorBoas, Hans Christian, 1971-
dc.creatorTapfer, Anna Patriciaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-17T16:40:11Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:40:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:40:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en
dc.date.updated2013-12-17T16:40:11Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the type of errors made by middle school heritage learners in written German. The errors are classified into four categories: consonant errors, capitalization errors, vowel errors, and deletions. The study finds that compared to previous research regarding German first-grader spelling, these middle school students produce significantly more errors when writing in German. There are four participants, three female and one male, ranging in age from 10-14, all of whom are enrolled in a Saturday school enrichment class and have been identified as heritage learners prior to class placement. The results indicate a need for more intensive and targeted spelling instruction and a portion of the paper is dedicated to teaching implications.en
dc.description.departmentForeign Language Educationen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22723en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectGermanen
dc.subjectGerman second languageen
dc.subjectGerman heritage learnersen
dc.subjectHeritage learnersen
dc.subjectSpellingen
dc.subjectHeritage learner spellingen
dc.titleHeritage learners in the classroom : an investigation into German heritage learners’ misspellingsen

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