Heritage Language Survey

Current Heritage Language Learner Survey

We are conducting a national survey that examines heritage speakers' perceptions and experiences in heritage language education programs or language courses, in general. Importantly, though, we are also interested in heritage speakers, who are not enrolled in language courses nor a heritage language program at the post-secondary level. The survey is intended for heritage speakers of all languages, as long as they are students in community colleges or in four-year colleges or universities. The survey takes about 15 minutes. We would be so grateful if you'd administer the IRB approved survey (see link below) to your students and share it with colleagues, including colleagues in non-language departments that may enroll heritage speakers not taking language courses. Our goal is to publish the results of the survey, which we will circulate via this listserv at which point we hope it will be helpful in making course and programmatic decisions for your local context.

Link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLSurvey2023

2009 Heritage Language Learner Survey

The goal of this survey was to collect information from Heritage Language Learners who were enrolled in post-secondary heritage language courses to better understand their backgrounds, attitudes, and goals in studying their heritage language. The data collected informed the NHLRC in designing heritage language curricular materials, as well as heritage language professional development projects.

The report below presents the analysis of 1,701 responses collected during academic years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. The survey was ongoing until 2022. Data on individual languages are available upon request to the NHLRC (see email given below).

View the Heritage Language Learner Survey report.