Spanish heritage learners' emerging literacy : empirical research and classroom practice /

Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice introduces a comprehensive, multilevel empirical study on the writing abilities of Spanish Heritage Learners at the beginner level. The findings guide a broad selection of instructional activities and pedago...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Belpoliti, Flavia (Author), Bermejo, Encarna (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:	Routledge advances in Spanish language teaching.
Subjects:	Spanish language > Study and teaching > United States. Spanish language > Written Spanish > Study and teaching. Heritage language speakers > Education.

Table of Contents:

Heritage Languages and Spanish Heritage Language Speakers in the United States
Spanish Orthography in Heritage Language Writing
Spanish Verbs in Emerging Heritage Language Writing
Building Sentences in Spanish: Complexity, Fluency and Accuracy
Spanish Vocabulary Knowledge in Action
Discourse Competence and Emergent Argumentative Writing
Towards a Signature Curriculum for Spanish as a Heritage Language
Teaching and Learning Heritage Languages: New Directions, Enduring Questions.