Published: 2021-12-30
Selected Papers from the 7th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
Introduction to the Special Issue of the SHL Journal
117–120
AbstractAs pointed out in the Editorial Letter in the inaugural issue of this journal (Pascual y Cabo, Foulis, Prada & Wilson, 2021), the National...
Research Articles
Heritage Spanish Speakers (Back) in Mexico
Educating U.S.-Raised Children in Mexican Schools
121–142
AbstractChildren who have learned to speak Spanish at home, have had some or all of their schooling in English, and who go (back) to the homeland of...
SHL Literacy Skills
The Search for Hidden Treasure
143–166
AbstractFor SHL learners in U.S. schools, formal exposure to reading is more frequently experienced in English rather than Spanish. Consequently,...
Heritage Mexican Spanish Speakers’ Sociophonetic Perception of /s/ Aspiration
167–197
AbstractThe present study explores the sociophonetic perception of second-generation Mexican Americans in the United States to determine (a) whether...
Examinando el Paisaje Lingüístico en una Clase de Composición para Hablantes de Herencia
198–221
AbstractEste artículo presenta un estudio de investigación-acción que responde a la necesidad de incluir proyectos pedagógicos en las clases de...
Pathways of Development in Child Heritage Speakers' Use of Spanish Demonstratives
222–246
AbstractScholars have argued that restricted language input slows language acquisition, but the pathway of development may remain the same. The current...
Dissertation Summaries
Heritage speakers’ online processing of the Spanish subjunctive: A comprehensive usage-based study
247–253
AbstractThe inherent variability of heritage grammars is still poorly understood. The present study challenges employs a usage-based approach to...
Book Reviews
DIGITAL L2 WRITING LITERACIES: DIRECTIONS FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE
by Ana Oskoz and Idoia Elola
258–259
AbstractBook review of: Digital L2 Writing Literacies: Directions for Classroom Practice by Ana Oskoz and Idoia Elola. Equinox Publishing,...
HERITAGE SPEAKERS OF SPANISH AND STUDY ABROAD (1ST EDITION)
by Rebecca Pozzi, Tracy Quan, and Chelsea Escalante
258–260
AbstractReview of Digital L2 Writing Literacies: Directions for Classroom Practice by Ana Oskoz and Idoia Elola. Equinox Publishing, 2020, 250...