Second Language and Heritage Learners in Mixed Classrooms

Edited by Patricia Bayona, Elena García-Martín

Publication date:

29 November 2022

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781800415010

This book addresses the complexity of mixed language classroom learning environments in which heritage learners (HL) and second language (L2) learners are concurrently exposed to language learning in the same physical space. Heritage speakers, defined widely as those exposed to the target language at home from an early age, tend to display higher oral proficiency and increased intercultural proficiency but lesser metalinguistic and grammatical awareness than L2 learners. The theoretical and pedagogical challenges of engaging both types of learners simultaneously without polarizing the classroom community dictates the need for well-defined, differentiated learning strategies; in response this book offers best practices and reproducible pedagogical initiatives and methodologies for different levels of instruction. The chapters address themes including translanguaging, linguistic identity, metalinguistic awareness and intercultural competence, with contributions from Europe, Africa and the United States.

Contributors

Elena García-Martín: Introduction: Addressing the Cognitive, Affective and Sociolinguistic Challenges in the Mixed Language Classroom

Part 1: Language Pedagogy: Promoting Student Engagement through Differentiation

Chapter 1. Patricia Bayona: Bi-Directional Scaffolding: Heritage Speakers and L2 Learners Complementing Each Other in the Mixed Classroom

Chapter 2. Ruben Benatti: Advanced and Heritage Learners of Italian in Mixed Language Classrooms: Methods and Strategies to Teach Derivational Morphology

Chapter 3. Paola Guerrero-Rodríguez and Avizia Long: Feedback in the Mixed Classroom: What are Students’ Preferences and Perceptions?

Part 2: Sociolinguistic and Psychological Investigations: Language Identity in Mixed Classrooms

Chapter 4. Marta Ramírez Martínez: Bridging Gaps in Mixed-Class Settings

Chapter 5. Evelyn Gámez and Mirna Reyna: Dismantling Raciolinguistic Ideologies: Más Allá del Aula de Herencia

Chapter 6. Rosti Vana: Countering Negative Attitudes toward Heritage Students’ Spanish in Mixed L2-H2 Classes

Chapter 7. Naraina de Melo Martins Kuyumjian: Intercultural Education in Early Childhood Education or How to Enhance Language Learning and Social Cohesion in a Mixed Language Classroom

Part 3: Cognitive Approaches to Language Learning: Metalinguistic Competency and Language Variation

Chapter 8. Justin P. White and Paul B. Mandell: Processing Instruction in Mixed Language Classrooms

Chapter 9. Eftychia Damaskou: Promoting Multilingual Metalinguistic Awareness within Young Foreign Language Learners

Chapter 10. Emily Bernate: Incorporating Lessons on Language Contact for Grammar Instruction in HL and L2 Mixed Classrooms

Part 4: Plurilingualism, Translanguaging and Translation: Enhancing Language Learning through Multilingualism

Chapter 11. Sibhekinkosi Anna Nkomo and Erasmos Charamba: Translanguaging for Academic Success: A Strategy for Accessing Disciplinary Discourse in a Multilingual Undergraduate Classroom

Chapter 12. Anna Krulatz, MaryAnn Christison and Koeun Park: Implementing the Multilingual Approach to Diversity in Education (MADE) as a Tool for Instructional Design in Mixed-Language Classrooms

Chapter 13. Sandra Martini and Jacopo Torregrossa: Developing Compound Awareness by Translanguaging: The Design of Learning Activities for Multilingual Classrooms

Index

This much-needed volume presents key research and practical applications for addressing the challenges and reaping the rewards of mixed classes. Written by specialists from different educational levels, language backgrounds, and geographical locations, this is a must-read for current and future language teachers.