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Spanish As A Heritage Language in the United States : The State Of The Field / Sara M. Beaudrie and Marta Fairclough, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781589019393
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PC4068 .S636 2012
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Contents:
Introduction : Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States / Sara M. Beaudrie and Marta Fairclough -- Spanish Heritage Language Maintenance : Its Legacy and Its Future / Susana V. Rivera-Mills -- Investigating Language Ideologies in Spanish as a Heritage Language / Jennifer Leeman -- Policy and Planning Research for Spanish as a Heritage Language : From Language Rights to Linguistic Resource / Glenn Martínez -- Key Concepts for Theorizing Spanish as a Heritage Language / Andrew Lynch -- The Grammatical Competence of Spanish Heritage Speakers / Silvina Montrul -- Pragmatics and Discourse: Doing Things with Words in Spanish as a Heritage Language / Derrin Pinto -- Code-Switching : From Theoretical to Pedagogical Considerations / Ana M. Carvalho -- SHL Learners' Attitudes and Motivations : Reconciling Opposing Forces / Cynthia M. Ducar -- Identity and Heritage Learners : Moving beyond Essentializations / Kim Potowski -- Research on University-Based Spanish Heritage Language Programs in the United States : The Current State of Affairs / Sara M. Beaudrie -- Meeting the Needs of Heritage Language Learners : Approaches, Strategies, and Research / Maria M. Carreira -- Advanced Biliteracy Development in Spanish as a Heritage Language / M. Cecilia Colombi and Joseph Harrington -- Language Assessment : Key Theoretical Considerations in the Academic Placement of Spanish Heritage Language Learners / Marta Fairclough -- Afterword : Future Directions for the Field of Spanish as a Heritage Language / Guadalupe Valdés.
Subject: There is growing interest in heritage language learners-individuals who have a personal or familial connection to a nonmajority language. Spanish learners represent the largest segment of this population in the United States. In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States. They also address the central role of education within the field. Contributors offer a wealth of resources for teachers while proposing future directions for scholarship.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States / Sara M. Beaudrie and Marta Fairclough -- Spanish Heritage Language Maintenance : Its Legacy and Its Future / Susana V. Rivera-Mills -- Investigating Language Ideologies in Spanish as a Heritage Language / Jennifer Leeman -- Policy and Planning Research for Spanish as a Heritage Language : From Language Rights to Linguistic Resource / Glenn Martínez -- Key Concepts for Theorizing Spanish as a Heritage Language / Andrew Lynch -- The Grammatical Competence of Spanish Heritage Speakers / Silvina Montrul -- Pragmatics and Discourse: Doing Things with Words in Spanish as a Heritage Language / Derrin Pinto -- Code-Switching : From Theoretical to Pedagogical Considerations / Ana M. Carvalho -- SHL Learners' Attitudes and Motivations : Reconciling Opposing Forces / Cynthia M. Ducar -- Identity and Heritage Learners : Moving beyond Essentializations / Kim Potowski -- Research on University-Based Spanish Heritage Language Programs in the United States : The Current State of Affairs / Sara M. Beaudrie -- Meeting the Needs of Heritage Language Learners : Approaches, Strategies, and Research / Maria M. Carreira -- Advanced Biliteracy Development in Spanish as a Heritage Language / M. Cecilia Colombi and Joseph Harrington -- Language Assessment : Key Theoretical Considerations in the Academic Placement of Spanish Heritage Language Learners / Marta Fairclough -- Afterword : Future Directions for the Field of Spanish as a Heritage Language / Guadalupe Valdés.

There is growing interest in heritage language learners-individuals who have a personal or familial connection to a nonmajority language. Spanish learners represent the largest segment of this population in the United States. In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States. They also address the central role of education within the field. Contributors offer a wealth of resources for teachers while proposing future directions for scholarship.

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