National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC)

National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC) 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

l center dedicated to heritage language education attests to the importance of this new field to the nation. California is an ideal venue for NHLRC since almost 27% of its population five years of age and older is foreign born, and 42% speak a home language other than English (U.S.

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED2026 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher WorkshopMonday, July 6, 2026–Thursday, July 30, 20...
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

SAVE THE DATE!2026 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher WorkshopMonday, July 6, 2026–Thursday, July 30, 2026 (Pacific Time)...
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

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY NOVEMBER 30
11/17/2025

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY NOVEMBER 30

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.

12th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools ConferenceOctober 3-4, 2025 The Coalition of Community-Based Herit...
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

Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community LanguagesFriday, February 27, 2026–Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Pac...
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
2025 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher WorkshopApplication deadline: January 31, 2025This summer workshop is designed to...
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.

2025 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop

Heritage Language Research Institute: Call for AbstractsDeadline Extended: January 31, 2025The Institute returns for its...
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

Join the Global Call to Action for HL Education!The Global HL Think Tank has published a Global Call to Action for HL Ed...
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

2024 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher WorkshopApplication deadline: January 31, 2024This summer workshop is designed to...
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.

2024 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop

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1333 Rolfe Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
90095

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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