Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad

Rebecca Pozzi is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Linguistics at California State University, Monterey Bay, USA.

Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad is an edited volume that provides emerging research on heritage speakers of Spanish in study abroad and other immersive contexts in theoretical, empirical, and programmatic terms.

Section 1: Sociolinguistics 1. Sociolinguistic competence among heritage speakers of Spanish abroad: Key findings, critical gaps, and contributions to variationist theory 2. The long-term impact of a sojourn abroad on heritage language learners of Spanish: The case of vosotros versus ustedes 3. "Aquí el español es muy diferente": Mexican Americans' linguistic accommodation in social interactions with Spanish peers 4. Individual differences in dialectal accommodation: Case studies of heritage speakers volunteering in coastal Ecuador Section 2: Pragmatics 5. Researching Spanish heritage language pragmatics in study abroad 6. The pragmatic development of heritage speakers of Spanish studying abroad in Argentina Section 3: Identity 7. Heritage speakers of Spanish and study abroad: Shifting identities in new contexts 8. The diverse experiences of heritage speakers at a Guatemalan language school: Linguistic agency in the contact zone Section 4: Linguistic Development 9. Linguistic development of Spanish heritage learners in study abroad: Considerations, implications, and future directions 10. The impact of study abroad on Spanish heritage learners' writing development Section 5: Program Design 11. Spanish heritage language learners abroad: Inclusive pedagogies for critical sociocultural linguistic literacy 12. Enhancing readiness for the immersive experience: Spanish heritage language learners as conversation partners in predeparture sessions 13. An international service-learning experience for Spanish heritage speakers: The nursing home