Emerging trends with heritage language instructional practices
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Marta Fairclough
Abstract
Although the field of heritage language (HL) education is relatively new, the number of HL students and programs is rapidly increasing. Innovative research to identify teaching practices that better serve this student population is a priority. In this chapter, I present an overview of emerging trends within HL instructional practice. These practices are grouped into the following overlapping clusters that attempt to answer the questions of what to teach and how: (a) linguistic varieties; (b) use of technology; and (c) connections with home-language communities. Within each cluster, I briefly summarize some of the main points regarding advances in teaching practices presented in the chapters in this unit, pointing out the main advantages and challenges.
Abstract
Although the field of heritage language (HL) education is relatively new, the number of HL students and programs is rapidly increasing. Innovative research to identify teaching practices that better serve this student population is a priority. In this chapter, I present an overview of emerging trends within HL instructional practice. These practices are grouped into the following overlapping clusters that attempt to answer the questions of what to teach and how: (a) linguistic varieties; (b) use of technology; and (c) connections with home-language communities. Within each cluster, I briefly summarize some of the main points regarding advances in teaching practices presented in the chapters in this unit, pointing out the main advantages and challenges.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
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Introduction
- Charting the past, present, and future of Spanish heritage language research 1
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Unit 1: Formal approaches to Spanish as a Heritage Language
- Formal linguistic approaches to heritage language acquisition 13
- A new look at heritage Spanish and its speakers 27
- On the nuclear intonational phonology of heritage speakers of Spanish 51
- Relative clause attachment preferences in early and late Spanish-English bilinguals 81
- Losing your case? Dative experiencers in Mexican Spanish and heritage speakers in the United States 99
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Unit 2: Educational approaches to Spanish as a heritage language
- Current issues in Spanish heritage language education 127
- Advances in Spanish heritage language assessment 143
- A general framework and supporting strategies for teaching mixed classes 159
- Understanding identity among Spanish heritage learners 177
- Heritage language healing? Learners’ attitudes and damage control in a heritage language classroom 205
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Unit 3: Future lines of development in heritage language education
- Emerging trends with heritage language instructional practices 221
- New directions in heritage language pedagogy 237
- Heritage language learning in study abroad 259
- Online courses for heritage learners 281
- Flipping the classroom 299
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Afterword
- Looking ahead 325
- Author Index 347
- Subject Index 351
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
-
Introduction
- Charting the past, present, and future of Spanish heritage language research 1
-
Unit 1: Formal approaches to Spanish as a Heritage Language
- Formal linguistic approaches to heritage language acquisition 13
- A new look at heritage Spanish and its speakers 27
- On the nuclear intonational phonology of heritage speakers of Spanish 51
- Relative clause attachment preferences in early and late Spanish-English bilinguals 81
- Losing your case? Dative experiencers in Mexican Spanish and heritage speakers in the United States 99
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Unit 2: Educational approaches to Spanish as a heritage language
- Current issues in Spanish heritage language education 127
- Advances in Spanish heritage language assessment 143
- A general framework and supporting strategies for teaching mixed classes 159
- Understanding identity among Spanish heritage learners 177
- Heritage language healing? Learners’ attitudes and damage control in a heritage language classroom 205
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Unit 3: Future lines of development in heritage language education
- Emerging trends with heritage language instructional practices 221
- New directions in heritage language pedagogy 237
- Heritage language learning in study abroad 259
- Online courses for heritage learners 281
- Flipping the classroom 299
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Afterword
- Looking ahead 325
- Author Index 347
- Subject Index 351
