Research Institutes

Since 2007, the NHLRC has convened a summer Research Institute every year except during the quadrennial Heritage/Community Language Conference. We conducted and partner with affiliates to host research institutes that have focused on addressing the pressing need for empirical data on the grammar of heritage language learners and exploring the connections between these findings and heritage language teaching. Diverse groups of scholars across disciplines meet to share research findings and set new directions.

Please check our Events webpage for information on the latest research institute. 

Past Research Institutes

Fourteenth Institute (2023) - Heritage languages and communities in the post-pandemic world
Thirteen Institute (2021) - Language similarity and language distance in bilingual/heritage situations
Twelfth Institute (2020) - Complexity in Heritage Grammars
Eleventh Institute (2019) Heritage Languages in Unexpected Places
Tenth Institute (2017) - Heritage Language Education and Research: Crossing New Frontiers
Ninth Institute (2016) - From bilingual children to adult heritage speakers
Eighth Institute (2015) - New edges and broader domains
Seventh Institute (2013) - Heritage Speakers and the Advantages of Bilingualism
Sixth Institute (2012) - From Overhearers to High Proficiency Speakers: Advancing Heritage Learners' Skills
Fifth Institute (2011) - (Re)Learning the Heritage Language: Integrating Linguistics and Pedagogy
Fourth Institute (2010) - Heritage Speakers: Linguistics and Pedagogy
Third Institute (2009) - Developing a Research Base for the Heritage Field
Second Institute (2008) - Developing a Research Base for the Heritage Field
First Institute (2007) - Developing a Research Base for the Heritage Field