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. 4 No. 1 (2024): Spring 2024
Published: 2024-06-28
Full Issue
Research Articles
The Impact of Sociolinguistically Informed Critical Pedagogy
An Appraisal Attitude Analysis
1-24
AbstractExtensive literature has been devoted to examining the attitudes of Spanish speakers towards their own language varieties, yet further research...
Feelings Towards Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Mixed Spanish Classes Containing Different Types of Learners
25-49
AbstractPrevious research has shown that positive emotions can facilitate language learning (e.g., Alrabai, 2022), while negative emotions can hinder it...
(Re)constructing Linguistic Identity in Southern California
The Role of Spanglish
50-75
AbstractThis study aims to explore the complex and multifaceted ways in which young adults of Mexican descent negotiate and construct their identities...
Measuring Critical Language Awareness in Spanish as a Heritage Language Classrooms
76-107
AbstractThe first part of this study reports findings of the improved scope, reliability, and validity of a questionnaire completed by 89 students...
En Acción
Integrating Task-Based Language Teaching, Critical Language Pedagogy, and Service-Learning to Foster Critical Language Awareness
108-124
AbstractThe current study takes a novel approach to integrating principles of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), Critical Language Pedagogy (CLP), and...
Book Reviews
Review of: Communicative Spaces in Bilingual Contexts: Discourses, Synergies and Counterflows in Spanish and English, edited by A. Sánchez-Muñoz and J. Retis
125-128
AbstractSánchez-Muñoz, A., & Retis, J. (Eds.). (2022). Communicative Spaces in Bilingual Contexts: Discourses, Synergies and Counterflows in...
Review of: Heritage Language Program Direction: Research into Practice by Sara M. Beaudrie and Sergio Loza
129-136
AbstractBeaudrie, Sara M. & Loza, Sergio. (2023) Heritage language program direction: Research into practice. Routledge. 260 pp.