Table of Contents

Abstract
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
I. Introduction
A. Heritage Learners’ Ethnic Identity & Academic Achievement
B. Factors of the Ethno-Linguistic Vitality & Subjective Ethno-linguistic Vitality
C. Parental Involvement and School Performance of Bilingual Student
D. Asian Parental Involvement and Minority Language Maintenance
II. Methodology
A. Research Site
B. Participants
C. Recruiting of Participants
D. Interview Questions
E. Data Analysis
III. Result
A. Zhang’s Parent’s Teaching Strategies at Home
B. Zhang’s In-class Literacy Performance
C. Zin’s Parents’ Teaching Strategies at Home
D. Zin’s In-class Literacy Performance
IV. Discussion
A. Factors that Influence the Choice of Teaching Practices at Home
B. Early Development of Ethnic Awareness and Literacy Development
C. Limitation and Future Research
References
Appendices
A. Questionnaire for Parents of Chinese Heritage Learners
B. Questionnaire for Chinese Language Instructor