Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to highlighting the emerging body of scholarship surrounding the field of Spanish as a Heritage Language. SHL is a forum for sharing innovative ideas, research, and practical experiences from diverse areas of research, all pertaining to the overarching theme of heritage speaker bilingualism.
SHL is copublished by the University of Florida Press and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida. We are currently accepting submissions for our forthcoming issues.
Current Issue
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Fall 2025
Published: 2025-12-23
Research Articles
Beyond Personal Transformation as a Spanish as a Heritage Language Educator
A Call to Action for Inclusive and Comprehensive Teacher Training
247–260
AbstractThis paper critically examines the evolving role of educators in Spanish as a heritage language (SHL) education, moving beyond personal...
A Post–Study Abroad Perspective of Spanish Heritage Speakers’ Identity and Academic Development
261–294
AbstractThe study abroad experience may be a turning point in the personal and academic lives of college students, but little is known about how some...
Ideologies of Standard Spanish
Discourses of Later-Generation Heritage Speakers of Spanish in Illinois
295–318
AbstractThis study examines the effects of seemingly contradictory evaluations resulting from standard language ideologies among 19 Mexican-origin...
Thinking Allowed
Haiga
Un nuevo futuro para un prejuicio viejo
319–330
AbstractEste artículo analiza la historia, el presente, y el futuro de la palabra "haiga". Los mismos maestros del español suelen tener prejuicios...
Book Reviews
Review of: Pascual y Cabo, Diego, & Torres, Julio (Eds.) (2022). Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia. Routledge
331–333
AbstractThis article reviews the book Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia. The review summarizes each chapter and...
Review of: Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies. Durk Gorter & Jasone Cenoz. 2024. UK & USA, Multilingual Matters, 452pp, ISBN 978-1-80041-713-7 (pbk).
334–339
AbstractGorter, Durk, & Cenoz, Jasone. (2024). A Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies. Multilingual Matters, 452pp, ISBN 978-1-80041-713-7...