A Modular Approach to Spanish for Heritage Language Learners Courses

Autor/in	Llombart-Huesca, Amalia
Titel	A Modular Approach to Spanish for Heritage Language Learners Courses
Quelle	In: Hispania, 95 (2012) 3, S.509-522 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2133
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Spanish; Heritage Education; Native Language Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Grammar; Communicative Competence (Languages); Course Descriptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Spanisch; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Grammatik; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Kursstrukturplan
Abstract	The current debate in second language acquisition and heritage language learning is no longer about whether communicative language teaching should include a focus on form, but rather "how" and "when" this is most effective. The proposals for Spanish for heritage language learners (HLLs) courses show a marked preference for an integrated approach to syllabus design, such as content-based and community-based courses. In this article, I explore on theoretical grounds the suitability of Ellis's (2002) modular approach to syllabus design in developing Spanish for HLLs syllabi as an alternative to the integrated syllabus. I explain how some of the limitations of the integrated syllabus are even greater in Spanish for HLLs courses. I also provide a rationale for the implementation of a modular approach, based on two fundamental properties: 1) a place for isolated form focused instruction (FFI) and 2) the specific timing in which this isolated FFI is introduced. I argue here that the type of target features that need to be (re)acquired by HLLs, as well as the characteristics of the HLLs, make the presence of a component for isolated FFI particularly beneficial for Spanish for HLLs courses. (Contains 7 notes and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Inc. 900 Ladd Road, Walled Lake, MI 48390. Tel: 248-960-2180; Fax: 248-960-9570; e-mail: AATSPoffice@aatsp.org; Web site: http://www.aatsp.org
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Update	2017/4/10