Doug

What are your strengths as a language learner?

I:     what kinds of um strengths do you think that you bring to your Arabic class than both as a learner in general a language learner a person with other kinds of experiences

D:    um I can relate some of the experiences that I have had with the locals that I had interacted with in Iraq um and just bring some of those experiences into the classroom to get a feel for the culture and for the language the different dialects that Arabic offers

Reflections – Are there certain strengths or weaknesses that you have observed as being characteristic of heritage or domestic language learners? If so, what were they and how did you adjust your teaching to meet their unique linguistic and or educational needs? What techniques do you use to evaluate your students strengths and weaknesses prior to formal assessments? What strategies do you use to capitalize on your students strengths? What strategies do you use to develop areas of weakness?

Several of the domestic learners in this section say they struggle with pronunciation and listening skills as a result of lack of input. On the other hand, not surprisingly, the heritage language learners identify these skills as strengths due to the authentic input of friends and family. To what extent do you incorporate authentic input into the course either in or outside of the classroom?

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