Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States
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Heritage learners
language learning
Spanish
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- ISBN 9781589019386
- Weight: 476g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Nov 2012
- Publisher: Georgetown University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Sara M. Beaudrie is an assistant professor of Spanish and director of the Spanish for heritage learners program in the Spanish & Portuguese Department at the University of Arizona. Marta Fairclough is an associate professor of Spanish linguistics and director of heritage language education in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. She is the author of Spanish and Heritage Language Education in the United States.
