Heritage Language Program Direction

Sara M. Beaudrie is Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University and Director of the Spanish Heritage Program. She is the co-editor of Heritage Language Teaching: Critical Language Awareness Perspectives for Research and Pedagogy (Routledge, 2022) as well as two other volumes on heritage language education. She is also the co-author of Heritage Language Pedagogy: Research and Practice (2014). Sergio Loza is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Oregon and Director of the Spanish Heritage Program. He is the co-editor of Heritage Language Teaching: Critical Language Awareness Perspectives for Research and Pedagogy (Routledge, 2022) and has published extensively on critical language awareness and language ideologies.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Part I: Foundational aspects of HL program direction

1. Directing a Heritage Language Program

2. Designing and Developing an HL Program

3. Student Identification, Language Placement, and Diagnostic Assessment

4. HL Program Promotion and Student Advocacy

5. The Gamut of HL Teacher Preparation, from Reflection to Competencies

Part II: Pedagogical and assessment issues in HL program direction

6. Adopting a Critical Language Awareness Framework for the HL program

7. Best Pedagogical Practices in HL Classroom Instruction

8. HL Curriculum Design and Materials Selection

9. Classroom Assessment for HL Learners

10. HL program Quality, Impact, and Success

Index