Advances in Spanish as a heritage language / edited by Diego Pascual y Cabo, Texas Tech University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Charting the past, present, and future of Spanish heritage language research -- Formal linguistic approaches to heritage language acquisition: Bridges for pedagogically oriented research -- A new look at heritage Spanish and its speakers -- On the nuclear intonational phonology of heritage speakers of Spanish -- Relative clause attachment preferences in early and late Spanish-English bilinguals -- Losing your case? Dative experiencers in Mexican Spanish and heritage speakers in the United States -- Current issues in Spanish heritage language education -- Advances in Spanish heritage language assessment: Research and instructional considerations -- A general framework and supporting strategies for teaching mixed classes -- Understanding identity among Spanish heritage learners: An interdisciplinary endeavor -- Heritage language healing? Learners' attitudes and damage control in a heritage language classroom -- Emerging trends with heritage language instructional practices: Advances and challenges -- New directions in heritage language pedagogy: Community service-learning for Spanish heritage speakers -- Heritage language learning in study abroad: Motivations, identity work, and language development -- Online courses for heritage learners: Best practices and lessons learned -- Flipping the classroom: A pedagogical model for promoting heritage language writing skills -- Looking ahead.

"Bringing together contributions from some of the leading experts in the field of Spanish as a Heritage Language, this volume aims to provide an in-depth understanding of current and emerging trends in research and praxis. To this end, the volume is divided into three thematic units. The first unit surveys the study of Spanish heritage speaker bilingualism from a formal/theoretical linguistic point of view. The second unit focuses on issues shaping the current state of affairs in heritage language education. Finally, the third unit maps out future lines of development within heritage language instruction. The wide topical scope within this single volume will undoubtedly provide a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals working in different areas of Spanish as a heritage language."-- Provided by publisher.

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