Heritage Language (HL) education has as its primary aims to help learners regain, develop, or maintain their HL while gaining deeper understanding of their cultural heritage.
Beaudrie is an associate professor of Spanish linguistics and the director of the Spanish for Heritage learners program in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University..
Sara M.
Beaudrie of Spanish and Heritage Language Education in the United States.
She is a coeditor with Sara M.
About the Author: Marta Fairclough is a professor of Spanish linguistics and the director of Heritage Language education at the University of Houston.
The book seeks to answer questions such as, What are the best ways to help HLL aquire Language for use in professional settings? How should HL learners\' skills be assessed? How should new HL programs be designed? How do we define HL learners? How do we prepare teachers to meet their needs? While many HLL books focus on Spanish, information on multiple languages is included in this book.
Part I reviews fundamental issues in curricular, teacher, and program development, while Part II addresses pedagogical strategies, techniques, and approaches.
In twelve chapters, contributors address the various types of challenges faced in trying to transfer research findings into new teaching approaches and encourages teacher innovation.
This edited volume presents them with the knowledge and tools necessary to overcome common obstacles in HLL based on cutting-edge research.
Teachers play a vital role in advancing HL learning (HLL).
The topic has gained traction in recent years, as the interest in bilingual education and the numbers of people speaking English as a second Language have grown.
Heritage Language (HL) education has as its primary aims to help learners regain, develop, or maintain their HL while gaining deeper understanding of their cultural heritage
