SPAN 425 - Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s): Spanish 423 or consent of the instructor.

Prepares language teachers to work with heritage language speakers (students who speak a language other than English at home), with particular emphasis on Spanish speakers. Topics include: heritage grammars, the linguistic and social characteristics that shape heritage languages in the United States, and pedagogical methods and approaches for teaching heritage languages.

Letter Grade Only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: 525