Introduction: Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United StatesSara M. Beaudrie and Marta Fairclough
Part I: An Overview of the Field
1. Spanish Heritage Language Maintenance: Its Legacy and Its FutureSusana V. Rivera-Mills
2. Investigating Language Ideologies in Spanish as a Heritage LanguageJennifer Leeman
3. Policy and Planning Research for Spanish as a Heritage Language: From Language Rights to Linguistic ResourceGlenn Martínez
4. Key Concepts for Theorizing Spanish as a Heritage LanguageAndrew Lynch
Part II: Linguistic Perspectives
5. The Grammatical Competence of Spanish Heritage SpeakersSilvina Montrul
6. Pragmatics and Discourse: Doing Things with Words in Spanish as a Heritage LanguageDerrin Pinto
7. Code-Switching: From Theoretical to Pedagogical ConsiderationsAna M. Carvalho
Part III: Learners' Perspectives
8. SHL Learners’ Attitudes and Motivations: Reconciling Opposing ForcesCynthia M. Ducar
9. Identity and Heritage Learners: Moving beyond EssentializationsKim Potowski
Part IV: Pedagogical Perspectives
10. Research on University-Based Spanish Heritage Language Programs in the United States: The Current State of AffairsSara M. Beaudrie
11. Meeting the Needs of Heritage Language Learners: Approaches, Strategies, and ResearchMaria M. Carreira
12. Advanced Biliteracy Development in Spanish as a Heritage Language M. Cecilia Colombi and Joseph Harrington
13. Language Assessment: Key Theoretical Considerations in the Academic Placement of Spanish Heritage Language LearnersMarta Fairclough
Afterword: Future Directions for the Field of Spanish as a Heritage LanguageGuadalupe Valdés
Contributors
Index