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Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning

Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers

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Editors:
  1. Gabriela C. Zapata

    1. Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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  2. Manel Lacorte

    1. University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  • The first book solely devoted to empirical studies on the application of an established pedagogical approach to the teaching of Spanish to heritage speakers in the United States
  • Presents empirical studies on how the Multiliteracies framework has been applied for the development of different linguistic, literacy, and cultural aspects of heritage speakers’ Spanish
  • Explores and analyses studies involving not only the teaching of Spanish to heritage speakers, but also the training of instructors with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds teaching Spanish to heritage speakers

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. A Match Made in Heaven: An Introduction to Learning by Design and Its Role in Heritage Language Education

    • Gabriela C. Zapata
    Pages 1-26

  3. Designing a Comprehensive Curriculum for Advanced Spanish Heritage Learners: Contributions from the Multiliteracies Framework

    • María Luisa Parra, Araceli Otero, Rosa Flores, Marguerite Lavallée
    Pages 27-66

  4. The Role of Digital, Learning by Design Instructional Materials in the Development of Spanish Heritage Learners’ Literacy Skills

    • Gabriela C. Zapata
    Pages 67-106

  5. Language and Power in a Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners Program: A Learning by Design Perspective

    • Glenn Martínez, Karmin San Martín
    Pages 107-128

  6. Community Service Learning, Learning by Design, and Heritage Learners: A Case Study

    • Diana Ruggiero
    Pages 129-147

  7. Positional Identities, Access to Learning Opportunities, and Multiliteracies: Negotiations in Heritage and Non-heritage Spanish-Speaking Students’ Critical Narratives

    • Hayriye Kayi-Aydar
    Pages 149-174

  8. Heritage Language Development of Pre-service Bilingual Teachers: How a Practice-Situated Intervention Promoted Multiliteracy

    • Liliana Grosso Richins, Holly Hansen-Thomas
    Pages 175-195

  9. Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Heritage Language Teacher Education: A Model for Professional Development

    • Manel Lacorte
    Pages 197-225

  10. Concluding Remarks

    • Manel Lacorte
    Pages 227-232

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 233-240
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About this book

This book is the first volume to be devoted to the examination of the application of the multiliteracies pedagogical framework to the teaching of Spanish to heritage language learners in higher education institutions in the United States. The Hispanic population is a growing minority, and the presence of heritage speakers can be observed in second language Spanish classes in all levels of education, which presents unique challenges for practitioners. This collection focuses on differing populations of learners in educational settings in a variety of geographical areas, such as Arizona, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. The studies included in the volume offer invaluable data and methodological insights into the instructional advantages of multiliteracies pedagogies in heritage language classrooms, and they will appeal to Spanish practitioners and researchers, as well as those interested in the education and practice of heritage languages.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    Gabriela C. Zapata

  • University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Manel Lacorte

About the editors

Gabriela C. Zapata is Associate Professor and Director of Lower Division Spanish Instruction in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University, USA. Her research focuses on second and heritage language acquisition and pedagogy, bilingualism and teacher education, and she has published widely on these topics.


Manel Lacorte is Associate Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics, Director of the Spanish Language Program and Director of the MA Program in Hispanic Applied Linguistics at the University of Maryland, USA. His research interests include second language and heritage language pedagogy and teacher education, second language classroom interaction and context(s) and applied linguistics. He has published several edited volumes and a number of articles in leading journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning

  • Book Subtitle: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers

  • Editors: Gabriela C. Zapata, Manel Lacorte

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63103-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63102-8Published: 12 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87474-6Published: 18 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63103-5Published: 01 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 240

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching, Multilingualism, Language Education, Romance Languages

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