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Teacher Development and National Standards for Spanish as a Heritage Language
Author(s) -
Potowski Kim,
Carreira Maria
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2004.tb02700.x
Subject(s) - coursework , foreign language , heritage language , pedagogy , mathematics education , work (physics) , language arts , the arts , teacher preparation , psychology , teacher education , sociology , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
Given the increasing presence of heritage speakers at both the high school and postsecondary levels, greater numbers of preservice and in‐service Spanish teachers need exposure to Spanish for native speakers (SNS) issues. This is because well‐structured SNS courses should look more like native language arts courses than like Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) courses. Therefore, traditional foreign language methodology courses are insufficient to prepare teachers to work with heritage‐speaking populations. In addition to offering considerations for national standards in SNS teaching, the authors suggest coursework components designed to prepare teachers to work more effectively with SNS students.