Experts in the field have advocated for critical approaches to Spanish heritage language
(HL) curricula in which learners' proficiency in the language varieties that they bring from …

This article addresses Spanish for native speakers (SNS) instruction from the perspective of
critical pedagogy, including the critical examination of dominant educational paradigms as …

Translanguaging for Emergent Bilinguals is a thorough examination of the development,
evolution, and current realities of educating emergent bilinguals in US classrooms. Through …

Chapter 5 -- Subject Matter: Page 1 1 Chapter 5 -- Subject Matter: Defining and Theorizing
School Subjects Zongyi Deng & Allan Luke What then, do we mean by a study in the curriculum …

This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in
the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to examine the history and politics of Spanish …

This book explores the history of Pittsburghese, the language of the Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania area as it is imagined and used by Pittsburghers. Pittburghese is linked to …

A growing body of empirical studies indicates the educational benefits of bilingualism.
Despite this tendency, bilingual minority students are being pressured by school authorities …

High school teachers evaluate and offer guidance to students as they approach the
transition to college based in part on their perceptions of the student's hard work and …

Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and cultural policy challenges that many
other multi-ethnic nations currently have to address. The people of Malaysia constitute a …

The focus of the present paper is on the relationship between national identities and foreign-
language education policies and practices. The paper examines this relationship through a …