ERIC Number: EJ1452812
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
EISSN: EISSN-1944-9720
Challenging Deficit Ideologies in Spanish Heritage Language Policies and Programs
David Cassels Johnson; Melanie Carbine; Christine Shea
Foreign Language Annals, v57 n4 p944-961 2024
This study analyzes the programs and policies for Spanish heritage language (SHL) students in Iowa high schools. Previous research suggests that SHL students do not enjoy equitable educational experiences in Spanish language classrooms, which are often taught by and designed for traditional second language learners. In US states like Iowa, there is no language policy that provides a facilitative structure for Heritage language education, so issues of educational opportunity for SHL students are addressed locally. Teachers are, therefore, particularly influential language policy and education arbiters. In this paper, we analyze (1) how Iowa language policy is interpreted and appropriated by high school Spanish teachers and (2) the perspectives of high school Spanish teachers about Heritage language education. Findings reveal that many teachers reject the monoglossic ideologies popular in Spanish language classrooms and instead celebrate the unique verbal repertoires of their SHL students. Implications for language policy and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Ideology, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Educational Policy, High School Students, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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