Developing minority language resources : the case of Spanish in California /

This book documents ongoing language shift to English among by Latino professionals in California. It then describes current instructional practices used in the teaching of Spanish as an academic subject at the high school and university levels to "heritage" language students who, although...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Valdés, Guadalupe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2006.
Series:Bilingual education and bilingualism.
Subjects:
Spanish language > Study and teaching (Secondary) > California.
Spanish language > Study and teaching (Higher) > California.
Hispanic Americans > Education > California.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Éducation > Californie.
Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Spanish.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Hispanic Americans > Education
Spanish language > Study and teaching (Higher)
Spanish language > Study and teaching (Secondary)
California
Spanish.
heritage language.
language education.
minority language.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Acquisition, Maintenance, and Recovery of Heritage Languages / Fishman, Joshua A.
  • Chapter 2. Three Hundred-Plus Years of Heritage Language Education in the United States / Fishman, Joshua A.
  • Chapter 3. The Spanish Language in California / Valdes, Guadalupe
  • Chapter 4. The Use of Spanish by Latino Professionals in California / Fishman, Joshua A. / Valdes, Guadalupe / Chavez, Rebecca / Perez, William
  • Chapter 5. The Foreign Language Teaching Profession and the Challenges of Developing Language Resources / Valdes, Guadalupe
  • Chapter 6. Secondary Spanish Heritage Programs in California / Valdes, Guadalupe / Fishman, Joshua A. / Chavez, Rebecca / Perez, William
  • Chapter 7. Postsecondary Spanish Heritage Programs in California / Valdes, Guadalupe / Fishman, Joshua A. / Chavez, Rebecca / Perez, William
  • Chapter 8. The Teaching of Heritage Languages / Valdes, Guadalup
  • Chapter 9. Imagining Linguistic Pluralism in the United States / Fishman, Joshua A.
  • Methodological Appendix

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