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Spanish Language: Reading, Writing, Speaking
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Resources for Heritage Learners
- National Heritage Language Resource CenterThe National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA is a "joint project of the UCLA Center for World Languages and the University of California Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching. Its mission is to develop effective pedagogical approaches for teaching language base...by creating a research base, and..by pursuing curriculum design, materials development, and teacher education."
- The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and PortugueseFounded in 1917, organization of educators from PreK-12 through graduate school to promote, develop, and advance the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese worldwide.
- People Who Spoke a Language Other Than English at Home by Hispanic Origin and Race: 2009American Community Survey Briefs
Heritage Language Teaching : Critical Language Awareness Perspectives for Research and Pedagogy by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2021Introduces the theory, research, and classroom application of critical approaches to the teaching of minoritized heritage learners, foregrounding sociopolitical concerns in language education. Focus on speakers of Spanish as a heritage language in the United States to broad issues in heritage language education in other contexts,.
The Routledge Handbook of Spanish as a Heritage Language by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2018Contributions from leading linguists, educators and Latino Studies scholars involved in teaching and working with Spanish heritage language speakers. Covers a range of topics: Spanish in U.S. public life, Spanish heritage language use and systems, educational contexts, Latino studies perspectives and Spanish outside the U.S; Addresses the linguistic, educational and social aspects of heritage Spanish speakers.
Mi Lengua: Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States, Research and Practice by Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PC4068 .U5 M55 2003Publication Date: 2003Heritage language learners appear in a wide spectrum of proficiency, from those who have a low level of speaking abilities, to those who may have a higher degree of bilingualism, but not fluent. Whatever the individual case may be, these heritage speakers of Spanish have different linguistic and pedagogical needs than those students learning Spanish as a second or foreign language.
Outcomes of University Spanish Heritage Language Instruction in the United StatesCall Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2022Addresses how receiving heritage classroom instruction affects Spanish speakers on multiple levels, including linguistic, affective, social, and academic outcomes.
