Welcome to the ATJ Japanese Heritage Language Special Interest Group (JHL SIG) page

The JHL SIG was established to provide a home base for collecting and disseminating research findings in the field, and promoting JHL education. It also aims to provide a forum for discussing JHL issues. We publish research papers and reports on curriculum and instructional materials through our on-line journal, post conference paper abstracts on the SIG web site, and host a mailing list for information exchange and discussion on JHL issues. We usually have business meetings at the ATJ Seminar/AAS annual meeting and the ACTFL annual convention. All ATJ members who are interested in JHL education and research are welcome.

JHL at the 2009 ATJ Seminar in Chicago

At the 2009 ATJ Seminar, the Heritage SIG will present a panel from 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. This session will feature four presentations, by Asako Hayashi; Masako Douglas and Kiyomi Chinen; Hiroko Kataoka and Setsu Shibata; and Toshiko Kishimoto. ATJ members and others with an interest in heritage language education are invited to attend. For information on the ATJ Seminar, and to register, please go to http://www.aatj.org/seminar.html.

For further information, please contact SIG Coordinator Masako Douglas at mdouglas@csulb.edu.