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Best practices for working with heritage language learners in the K-12 language classroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2022

Jamie Morgan ,
Mathilda Reckford ,
Leslie Fink  and
Francesca Di Silvio
Jamie Morgan*
Affiliation:
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA
Mathilda Reckford
Affiliation:
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA
Leslie Fink
Affiliation:
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA
Francesca Di Silvio
Affiliation:
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email: jmorgan@cal.org
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Language Teaching , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 153 - 156
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