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Correa, Maite – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This article makes the case for using critical pedagogical approaches to the teaching of Spanish as a heritage language (HL). Having different language tracks is not enough: As long as HL learners hold negative linguistic attitudes about their own language variety, they will be unable and unprepared to learn successfully. First, I define who HL…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Critical Theory, Heritage Education, Teaching Methods
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Carreira, Maria; Kagan, Olga – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This article reports on a survey of heritage language learners (HLLs) across different heritage languages (HLs) and geographic regions in the United States. A general profile of HLLs emerges as a student who (1) acquired English in early childhood, after acquiring the HL; (2) has limited exposure to the HL outside the home; (3) has relatively…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Heritage Education, Geographic Regions, Literacy