Outcomes of University Spanish Heritage Language Instruction in the United States

"It is not enough to develop practices that we think will be successful with heritage speakers; we need solid research, both quantitative and qualitative, that illuminates the actual outcomes of our classroom efforts. In this volume, Bowles gathers work from top scholars on the effects of instruction on university students' linguistic systems, affective concerns, and broader social justice issues including graduation rates, forming a state-of-the-art reference on issues of central importance to heritage language educators." — Kim Potowski, professor of Spanish, Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, the University of Illinois at Chicago

"An excellent and timely overview of research on instructional effectiveness in the heritage language context. Using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the empirical studies in this volume present a wide range of pedagogical interventions that aim to increase linguistic accuracy, sociolinguistic awareness, and educational success among heritage learners while considering students' voices, attitudes, and perceptions. Both researchers and practitioners will appreciate the relevance and clarity of the studies in this volume." — Eve Zyzik, professor of Spanish, Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics, University of California, Santa Cruz