1st Edition

Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad

Edited By Rebecca Pozzi, Tracy Quan, Chelsea Escalante Copyright 2021
    306 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    306 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad is an edited volume that provides emerging research on heritage speakers of Spanish in immersion contexts in theoretical, empirical, and programmatic terms. 

    This edited collection seeks to expand our understanding of heritage speakers of Spanish by incorporating research on their linguistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic development during and after a sojourn abroad, by discussing the complexities of their identity formation and negotiation during immersive stays, and by highlighting programmatic innovations that could be leveraged to better serve diverse learners in study abroad contexts.

    This volume advances the fields of both heritage language education and research on immersion study in a variety of ways, and will be of interest to scholars of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, and educational linguistics, especially those interested in study abroad programming and Spanish for heritage speakers.

    Introduction

    Rebecca Pozzi, California State University, Monterey Bay

    Tracy Quan, University of Colorado, Boulder

    Chelsea Escalante, University of Wyoming

     

    Section I. Sociolinguistics

    Chapter 1: Sociolinguistic competence among heritage speakers of Spanish abroad: Key findings, critical gaps, and contributions to variationist theory

    Kimberly Geeslin, Indiana University

    Aarnes Gudmestad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

    Maria Hasler Barker, Sam Houston State University

    Matthew Kanwit, University of Pittsburgh

    Avizia Y. Long, San José State University

    Megan Solon, University at Albany, SUNY

     

    Chapter 2: The long-term impact of a sojourn abroad on heritage language learners of Spanish: The case of vosotros versus ustedes

    Angela George, University of Calgary

    Francisco Salgado-Robles, CUNY College of Staten Island

     

    Chapter 3: "Aquí el español es muy diferente": Mexican Americans’ linguistic accommodation in social interactions with Spanish peers

    Meghann M. Peace, St. Mary’s University

     

    Chapter 4: Individual differences in dialectal accommodation: Case studies of heritage speakers volunteering in coastal Ecuador

    Chelsea Escalante, University of Wyoming

     

    Section II. Pragmatics

    Chapter 5: Researching Spanish heritage language pragmatics in study abroad

    Rachel L. Shively, Illinois State University

     

    Chapter 6: The pragmatic development of heritage speakers of Spanish studying abroad in Argentina

    Rebecca Pozzi, California State University, Monterey Bay

    Chelsea Escalante, University of Wyoming

    Tracy Quan, University of Colorado, Boulder

     

    Section III. Identity

    Chapter 7: Heritage speakers of Spanish and study abroad: Shifting identities in new contexts

    Jennifer Leeman, George Mason University

    Meagan Driver, Michigan State University

     

    Chapter 8: The diverse experiences of heritage speakers at a Guatemalan language school: Linguistic agency in the contact zone

    Julia Menard-Warwick, University of California, Davis

    Shannon Kehoe, University of Texas, Austin

    Deborah Palmer, University of Colorado, Boulder

     

    Section IV. Linguistic Development

    Chapter 9: Linguistic development of Spanish heritage learners in study abroad: Considerations, implications, and future directions

    Chelsea Escalante, University of Wyoming

    Carolina Viera, Boise State University

    Melissa Patiño-Vega, Portland State University

     

    Chapter 10: The impact of study abroad on Spanish heritage learners’ writing development

    Laura Marqués-Pascual, University of California, Santa Barbara

     

    Section V. Program Design

    Chapter 11: Spanish heritage language learners abroad: Inclusive pedagogies for critical sociocultural linguistic literacy

    Claudia Holguín Mendoza, University of California, Riverside

    Analisa Taylor, University of Oregon

     

    Chapter 12: Enhancing readiness for the immersive experience: Spanish heritage language learners as conversation partners in predeparture sessions

    Silvia Marijuan, California Polytechnic State University

     

    Chapter 13: An international service-learning experience for Spanish heritage speakers: The nursing home

    Antonio F. Jiménez Jiménez, California State University Channel Islands

     

    Afterword: Charting a path forward for Spanish heritage speakers in study abroad

    Cristina Sanz, Georgetown University

    Biography

    Rebecca Pozzi is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Linguistics at California State University, Monterey Bay, USA.

    Tracy Quan is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

    Chelsea Escalante is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Wyoming, USA.

    "Heritage Spanish speakers are one of the fastest growing college demographics, yet just 7% of students who study abroad are Latino. This timely volume illustrates key themes within the growing linguistic, pre-professional, and identity-based aspects of what happens when heritage Spanish speakers study abroad. These understandings can help the profession develop study abroad programs best suited for heritage speakers’ needs, and ideally increase their participation in these life-changing experiences."

    Kim Potowski, University of Illinois at Chicago