Overview
- The first book solely devoted to empirical studies on the application of an established pedagogical approach to the teaching of Spanish to heritage speakers in the United States
- Presents empirical studies on how the Multiliteracies framework has been applied for the development of different linguistic, literacy, and cultural aspects of heritage speakers’ Spanish
- Explores and analyses studies involving not only the teaching of Spanish to heritage speakers, but also the training of instructors with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds teaching Spanish to heritage speakers
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About the editors
Manel Lacorte is Associate Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics, Director of the Spanish Language Program and Director of the MA Program in Hispanic Applied Linguistics at the University of Maryland, USA. His research interests include second language and heritage language pedagogy and teacher education, second language classroom interaction and context(s) and applied linguistics. He has published several edited volumes and a number of articles in leading journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning
Book Subtitle: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers
Editors: Gabriela C. Zapata, Manel Lacorte
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63103-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63102-8Published: 12 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87474-6Published: 18 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63103-5Published: 01 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 240
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching, Multilingualism, Language Education, Romance Languages