Aquí se habla - Centering the Local and Personal in Spanish Language Education

Aquí se habla serves to envision a more just and equitable Spanish language education that centers language learning as a deeply personal, local, and lifelong practice. Organized around long-standing tension points within and outside the field, this volume features a unique set of contributors whose diverse perspectives help to deconstruct disciplinary boundaries and elevate the knowledge and lived experiences of U.S. Spanish speakers. With chapters that include a variety of formats and dialogues between authors, this invaluable resource is collectively crafted by and for students, researchers, educators, and community partners.

About the author

Adam Schwartz, Oregon State University; Dalia Magaña, University of California, Merced; Devin Grammon and Sergio Loza, University of Oregon.

Summary

Aquí se habla serves to envision a more just and equitable Spanish language education that centers language learning as a deeply personal, local, and lifelong practice. Organized around long-standing tension points within and outside the field, this volume features a unique set of contributors whose diverse perspectives help to deconstruct disciplinary boundaries and elevate the knowledge and lived experiences of U.S. Spanish speakers. With chapters that include a variety of formats and dialogues between authors, this invaluable resource is collectively crafted by and for students, researchers, educators, and community partners.

Product details

• Assisted by: Devin Grammon (Editor), Devin Grammon et al (Editor), Sergio Loza (Editor), Dalia Magaña (Editor), Adam Schwartz (Editor), Glenn A. Martínez (Afterword)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2025
• EAN: 9783111323138
• ISBN: 978-3-11-132313-8
• No. of pages: 394
• Weight: 699 g
• Illustrations: 8 b/w ill., 2 b/w tbl.
• Series: Critical Approaches in Applied Linguistics [CRITAL]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Zweisprachigkeit, Spanisch, Zweisprachigkeit und Mehrsprachigkeit, Linguistics, Sprachbildung, Language Education, Bilingualism, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Sprachideologie, FOR026000 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Spanish, Language Ideology, Spanisch in den USA, Spanish in the U.S., Latinidad