Language Ideologies and Linguistic Identity in Heritage Language Learning [Hardcover]

Language Ideologies and Linguistic Identity in Heritage Language Learning?addresses the ways in which discourses about language value and identities of linguistic expertise are constructed and negotiated in the Spanish heritage language classroom, and how the classroom discourse shapes, and is shaped by, the world outside.

Preface

Chapter 1. Language, Identity, and Heritage Language Learning

Chapter 2. Spanish as a Heritage Language in Texas and Kansas

Chapter 3. Teachers Personal Histories and Classroom Praxis

Chapter 4. Heritage Language Students Experiences, Ideologies, and Social Positioning

Chapter 5. Heritage Language Learning and Symbolic Power

Chapter 6. Heritage Language Education in Specific Contexts

Language Ideologies and Linguistic Identity in Heritage Language Learning addresses the ways in which discourses about language value and identities of linguistic expertise are constructed and negotiated in the Spanish heritage language (HL) classroom, and how the classroom discourse shapes, and is shaped by, the world outside of the classroom.

The volume examines the sociopolitical contexts, personal histories, and communicative practices of Spanish teachers and students in two diverse geographic regions: the US states of Texas and Kansas. Adopting an integrated sociocultural approach, it considers the ways in which individuals draw from multiple linguistic resources and social practices in daily interaction and how they articulate their beliefs about language through storytelling. Rich interactional data, examples from social media, and stories of community engagement are utilized to demonstrate how Spanish heritage speakers use language creatively and proactively to legitimize and claim power in their home and community linguistic practices.&llƒ8