Our center hosts several annual events and provides numerous resources and materials for the development and maintenance of heritage languages.
For more information, please visit our website: http://international.ucla.edu/nhlrc The National Heritage Language Resource Center, at the University of California, Los Angeles, is one of 15 Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Almost 55 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009). The creation of a nationa
03/12/2026
APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
2026 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
Monday, July 6, 2026–Thursday, July 30, 2026 (Pacific Time)
Deadline to apply: March 31, 2026.
For more information visit:
https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/event/17578
02/21/2026
SAVE THE DATE!
2026 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
Monday, July 6, 2026–Thursday, July 30, 2026 (Pacific Time)
The application period will open on March 1, 2026.
https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/event/17578
11/17/2025
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY NOVEMBER 30
Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages Our quadrennial two-day conference will focus on heritage/ community language studies as a multi-disciplinary field. Papers, posters, and panels relevant to heritage language research, pedagogy, and policy will be presented from the perspective of various disciplines.
08/01/2025
12th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference
October 3-4, 2025
The Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools invites you to participate in its 12th annual conference! This conference brings together everyone who is interested in learning about, collaborating with, and advocating for community-based HL schools. Participants typically include directors and administrators of community-based HL schools, teachers, members of the language communities, representatives of public schools, researchers in the field of HL education, and leaders of national language organizations.
This event will be hybrid, held both on site at American University in Washington, DC and online on Friday and Saturday, October 3-4, 2025. On-site participants will have opportunities to connect on Friday and Saturday nights! Please explore the conference website and register now! Early bird rates are available through August 31.
https://www.american.edu/soe/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm
08/01/2025
Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages
Friday, February 27, 2026–Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Pacific Time)
Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025
https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/article/288448
02/22/2025
01/17/2025
2025 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
Application deadline: January 31, 2025
This summer workshop is designed to help language teachers meet the challenges of teaching heritage language students, whether in mixed classes or in heritage-specific classes. Instructors of all languages from K-16 programs and community schools are encouraged to apply.
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01/17/2025
Heritage Language Research Institute: Call for Abstracts
Deadline Extended: January 31, 2025
The Institute returns for its sixteenth installment, this time at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, a campus with a rich tradition of heritage language education, from the perspectives of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and researchers.
We invite abstracts on topics related to heritage languages in the community and the classroom for poster sessions. Posters on lesser-studied heritage languages and bi/multilingualism are particularly welcome.
https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/article/284145
02/21/2024
Join the Global Call to Action for HL Education!
The Global HL Think Tank has published a Global Call to Action for HL Education to celebrate UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day (Feb 21).
Explore the Global Call to Action and its recommendations for students, caregivers, mainstream teachers and principals, HL teachers, libraries, non-profit initiatives, universities, journalists, local businesses, and government officials:
https://menntavisindastofnun.hi.is/is/global-call-hle
12/22/2023
Learn how to support our work: https://giving.ucla.edu/NHLRC
12/22/2023
2024 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
Application deadline: January 31, 2024
This summer workshop is designed to help language teachers meet the challenges of teaching heritage language students, whether in mixed classes or in heritage-specific classes. Instructors of all languages from K-16 programs and community schools are encouraged to apply.
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| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
02/22/2025