Russian as a Heritage Language

1 Russian as a heritage language in the 21st century: Bridging research in linguistics and pedagogy

Part 1

Understanding heritage Russian speakers' linguistic and pragmatic competence

2 Linguistic knowledge and proficiency assessment in heritage and L2 Russian: Classroom implications of experimental findings

3 Phonetic production of Russian heritage speakers in Finland: Implications for college instruction

4 Forms of address in heritage Russian in Germany: Something to address in the classroom

5 Pragmatics of requests in heritage Russian: Implications for the classroom

Part 2

Literacy development in heritage Russian learners

6 Writing proficiency development in learners of Russian as a heritage language in the Netherlands: A longitudinal study

7 Register variation in the writing of Russian heritage speakers in Israel

8 What eye movements can tell us about reading in Russian as a heritage language: From the lab to the classroom

Part 3

Russian in diaspora: Community schools and communities as 'schools'

9 Can translanguaging be a resource for teaching and learning Russian as a heritage language? Evidence from Cyprus, Estonia, and Sweden

10 Past the second generation: Social, familial, and individual factors in maintaining Russian as a heritage language in Israel

11 Russian as a heritage language in Spain: Educational opportunities for language maintenance

12 The acquisition of Russian by multilingual children in Canada: Heritage language proficiency, language attitudes, and linguacultural exposure

Afterword: Russian without borders