References
Beaudrie, S. M. (2011). Spanish heritage language programs: A snapshot of current programs in the Southwestern United States. Foreign Language Annals, 44, 321-337. doi: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2011.01137.x Hispanic students have become the second-largest minority student population after the African American students in the United States. Most of this population have distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. This study aims to provide a snapshot of Spanish heritage language (SHL) programs through the American Southwest. Data collection consisted of two phases. Phase one involved an extensive web search to find out SHL courses offered by foreign language and Spanish department universities. The second phase consisted of creating and tailoring an e-mail survey for universities which offer SHL courses and for those which do not. Results showed SHL programs are prevalent overall in the Southwest. In addition, it was found there is a significant relationship between SHL programs offered and the size of Hispanic student enrollment. As a matter of fact, the researcher suggests this issue should be considered for further research. Another finding is that all SHL programs agree on the same objective, to improve students’ literacy skills, …show more content…
For that reason, several universities have been offered Spanish heritage courses. Nonetheless, such courses seem to be insufficient to cover the demands and necessities or Spanish heritage language learners. This study aims to provide an overview about the current state of Spanish heritage language offers available at the four-year universities in the American Southwest. It looks to provide preliminary analysis of the type of courses offered by each university and the types of students to which they are
Beaudrie, S. M. (2011). Spanish heritage language programs: A snapshot of current programs in the Southwestern United States. Foreign Language Annals, 44, 321-337. doi: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2011.01137.x Hispanic students have become the second-largest minority student population after the African American students in the United States. Most of this population have distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. This study aims to provide a snapshot of Spanish heritage language (SHL) programs through the American Southwest. Data collection consisted of two phases. Phase one involved an extensive web search to find out SHL courses offered by foreign language and Spanish department universities. The second phase consisted of creating and tailoring an e-mail survey for universities which offer SHL courses and for those which do not. Results showed SHL programs are prevalent overall in the Southwest. In addition, it was found there is a significant relationship between SHL programs offered and the size of Hispanic student enrollment. As a matter of fact, the researcher suggests this issue should be considered for further research. Another finding is that all SHL programs agree on the same objective, to improve students’ literacy skills, …show more content…
For that reason, several universities have been offered Spanish heritage courses. Nonetheless, such courses seem to be insufficient to cover the demands and necessities or Spanish heritage language learners. This study aims to provide an overview about the current state of Spanish heritage language offers available at the four-year universities in the American Southwest. It looks to provide preliminary analysis of the type of courses offered by each university and the types of students to which they are