The Changing Landscape of Spanish Language Curricula
![]() 296 pp., 6 x 9 Hardcover ISBN: 9781626165731 (1626165734) 296 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9781626165748 (1626165742) July 2018 LC: 2017035595 EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
The Changing Landscape of Spanish Language Curricula
Designing Higher Education Programs for Diverse Students
Alan V. Brown and Gregory L. Thompson
Foreword by Manel Lacorte Spanish remains a large and constant fixture in the foreign language learning landscape in the United States. As Spanish language study has grown, so too has the diversity of students and contexts of use, placing the field in the midst of a curricular identity crisis. Spanish has become a second, rather than a foreign, language in the US, which leads to unique opportunities and challenges for curriculum and syllabus design, materials development, individual and program assessment, and classroom pedagogy. In their book, Brown and Thompson address these challenges and provide a vision of Spanish language education for the twenty-first century. Alan V. Brown is Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky, where he focuses on Spanish pedagogy and assessment. He has published in Foreign Language Annals, Modern Language Journal, and Hispania, among others.
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"A must-read text for those committed to advancing the development of Spanish in the United States. Brown and Thompson do an excellent job of identifying and unpacking the debilitating mindsets and practices that have undermined the development and advancement of the Spanish language in the U.S., highlighting the roles of institutions of higher education."—Teachers College Record "In this valuable resource for practitioners and decision-makers, Brown and Thompson meticulously examine the changing sociocultural, socioeducational and sociopolitical landscape in which Spanish language education has evolved in the United States and propose innovative ways to meet the pragmatic and personal needs of second/Heritage language learners in the twenty-first century."—Barbara A. Lafford, Arizona State University "An extremely valuable resource for anyone who needs a thorough understanding of the programmatic idiosyncrasies of Spanish language education at the post-secondary level. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the curricular and pedagogical implications of the socio-economic and political situation that the Spanish language and its speakers occupy in the United States."—Fernando Rubio , The University of Utah Table of Contents List of Illustrations Foreword by Manel Lacorte Acknowledgments 1. The Changing Landscape of Spanish Language Education 2. The History and Evolution of Postsecondary Spanish Language Education in the United States 3. Helping Spanish Heritage Language Learners Find Their Place 4. Incorporating Meaningful Service Learning into Spanish Second-Language Curricula 5. Curricular and Programmatic Considerations in Spanish for Specific Purposes 6. Placement, Outcome, and Articulation Issues in Spanish Curricular Assessment 7. Connecting Spanish Language Education with Social, Economic, and Political Realities 8. Training Future Spanish Teachers 9. Technological Advances in Spanish Language Education 10. Charting a Course Forward Appendix: Description of Data Sets Index About the Authors |