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Towards a National Strategy for Capacity-Building in Heritage Languages and Spanish: A Response to "America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century"
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Carreira, María M. – Hispania, 2018
The year 2017 saw the publication of one of the strongest endorsements of language education on record: "America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century" (henceforth "America's Languages"). Commissioned by a bipartisan group of members of Congress and authored by the Commission on Language Learning of…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Predicting Changes in Cultural Sensitivity among Students of Spanish during Short-Term Study Abroad
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Martinsen, Rob – Hispania, 2011
Short-term study abroad programs of less than a semester are becoming increasingly popular among undergraduate students in the United States. However, little research has examined the changes in students' cultural sensitivity through their participation in such programs or what factors may predict growth and improvement in such areas. This study…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cultural Awareness, Native Speakers, Study Abroad
Acquiring Cultural Perceptions during Study Abroad: The Influence of Youthful Associates
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Meredith, R. Alan – Hispania, 2010
The interdependence of language and culture highlights the need to find methods for second language students to acquire cultural information and practices. This article reviews definitions of culture posited by anthropologists and language educators and discusses problems related to the recent paradigm shift from "small "c" and big…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, National Standards, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries