Publication Date
3-1-2020
Abstract
Heritage language learners (HLLs) of Spanish are a diverse population of students with diverse needs. Important issues for HLLs include, but are not limited to, sociolinguistics (topics such as translanguaging, language variation), the affective dimension of language learning, the acquisition of new registers (for careers/use in professional/formal settings), literacy, using Spanish to (re)connect with family and community members, linguistic insecurities, identity, culture, and linguicism, just to name a few. HLLs participate in many different program models: dual language immersion schools, traditional second/world language classes, and heritage language tracks when available. It is not an easily accomplishable task; however, language educators—at all levels of instruction—must strive to create classrooms and curricula that appropriately respond to the diverse needs of this student population.
Recommended Citation
Carreira, María; Garrett-Rucks, Paula; Kemp, Jason A.; and Randolph, Linwood J. Jr.
(2020)
"Introduction to Heritage Language Learning: An Interview with María Carreira,"
Dimensions: Vol. 55, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dimensions/vol55/iss1/2