Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States : The State of the Field

In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States. Spanish learners represent the largest segment of heritage language learners-individuals who have a personal or familial connection to a nonmajority language-in the United States. Contributors to this volume address the central role of education within the field and offer a wealth of resources for teachers. Book jacket.

Sara M. Beaudrie is an assistant professor of Spanish and director of the Spanish for Heritage Learners Program in the Spanish Portuguese Department at the University of Arizona. Marta Fairclough is an associate professor of Spanish linguistics and director of heritage language education in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. She is the author of Spanish and Heritage Language Education in the United States.