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Innovative Approaches to Research in Hispanic Linguistics: Regional, diachronic, and learner profile variation
Edited by Sara Fernández Cuenca, Tiffany Judy and Lauren Miller
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 38] 2023
► pp. 154–172

Chapter 7
Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas

Implications for heritage Spanish pedagogies

| University of Texas

Research on Spanish as a Heritage Language (HL) describes how integrative ideologies emphasizing cultural/linguistic identity motivate HL students more than instrumental ideologies of Spanish as a professional resource. Less explored are civic ideologies of serving communities through bilingualism. Studies of service-learning in language classes highlight the importance of civics, but do not analyze civic motivations as part of service-learning’s efficacy. To further ground pedagogical theory in community norms, I explore ideologies/motivations among heritage Spanish speakers outside of HL programs. The analysis suggests participants variably associate civic, instrumental, and integrative ideologies with their language capabilities, simultaneously positioning themselves as variably integrated within the community. These associations ask us to rethink common conceptions of motivation.

Keywords: motivation, heritage languages, language ideologies, service-learning
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Background
    • 2.1Learner motivation and language ideologies
    • 2.2Heritage language learner needs and community service-learning
    • 2.3Community norms and heritage language pedagogies
  • 3.Methods
    • 3.1Data and participants
    • 3.2Research questions and hypotheses
    • 3.3Analysis procedures
  • 4.Results
    • 4.1Veronica
    • 4.2Kristina
    • 4.3Andrés
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 7 June 2023
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