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Peer reviewedGutierrez, John R. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Current and aspiring teachers of college Spanish need an awareness of how and why the language and dialects are used in real-life contexts, and to understand the value of the variations as well as that of standard usage. Training of teaching assistants and language teachers should include basic notions of sociolinguistics, including the functions…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Dialects, Heritage Education
Peer reviewedPino, Barbara Gonzalez; Pino, Frank – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Discusses the complexity of Spanish heritage language learners through a study of a program at the University of San Antonio. Highlights variables to consider in planning programs, such as institutional location, percentage of Hispanics in the student body, types of Spanish spoken, attitudes of teachers toward student language and culture, length…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Variation
