Introduction

1. Goals and structure of this volume

The objectives of the present volume are the same as those of the foundations handbook and the didactic suggestions in booklets 1–4: supporting the HLT instructors in shaping a classroom experience that is current and …

2. About the importance of learning strategies and techniques

What becomes immediately apparent in looking through current teaching materials – particularly language texts from the middle and northern European immigration countries – is that in contrast to earlier schoolbooks, they contain a great number …

3. The role of HLT in mediating learning strategies

Students who attend HLT classes are primarily educationally socialized in the immigration country where they receive the major part of their education. However, in HLT they are also exposed to the pedagogical traditions of their …

4. About the 10-step training program in Part II

In the foundations volume of this series (Handbook and workbook: Foundations and backgrounds) the following passage relates to the challenges and tasks of HLT instructors (chapter 2.3): “Particularly important is the mediation and thematization of all …

Bibliography

Endres, Wolfgang (2004): 111 starke Lerntipps. Sek 1. Weinheim/Basel: Beltz. Endres, Wofgang et al. (2008): So macht Lernen Spaß. Praktische Lerntipps für Schülerinnen und Schüler. Weinheim/Basel: Beltz. Hinnen, Hanna (2007): Ich lerne lernen. Lernstrategien und Lerntechniken (3.–5. …

Preface to the series “Materials for heritage language teaching”

Goals and structure of this volume

Explanations, abbreviations
First language	Also mother tongue or family language: the first language a child has learned and speaks at home. Some children have two first languages.
School language	The language that is spoken in the schools of the host country. In addition, the local dialect may count as an environment language.
Abbreviations	S: Student T: Teacher (instructor)

Legend for indications referencing organizational form, class, time requirements concerning teaching proposals:
	IW = Individual Work
	WP = Working with a partner
	SG = Small Groups
	WC = Whole Class
2nd – 4th grade	Suitable for... to... (e.g. 2nd – 4th grade). Keeping in mind that this designation may vary according to the requirements of the individual students.
20 minutes	Approximate time requirement, e.g. 20 minutes. (Estimated time varies, must be determined by the instructor according to the level and the requirements of the class).

1. Goals and structure of this volume

2. About the importance of learning strategies and techniques

3. The role of HLT in mediating learning strategies

4. About the 10-step training program in Part II

Bibliography

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