TY - JOUR
T1 - Writing in Spanish as a second and heritage language
T2 - Past, present, and future
AU - Elola, Idoia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In recent years, writing in Spanish as a foreign or heritage language has assumed more prominence in research and curricular policy in the United States. Increasing numbers of heritage language learners, the emergence of social media tools, renewed interest in writing genres, and changing instruction methods have all influenced how we understand writing and writers. This article provides a brief overview of the aspects of writing that are currently pertinent in pedagogical and research contexts, and suggests what writing practices might look like in the future.
AB - In recent years, writing in Spanish as a foreign or heritage language has assumed more prominence in research and curricular policy in the United States. Increasing numbers of heritage language learners, the emergence of social media tools, renewed interest in writing genres, and changing instruction methods have all influenced how we understand writing and writers. This article provides a brief overview of the aspects of writing that are currently pertinent in pedagogical and research contexts, and suggests what writing practices might look like in the future.
KW - Literacy
KW - Multimodality
KW - Social tools
KW - Theoretical frameworks
KW - Writing in the heritage language
KW - Writing in the second language
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046902625&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/hpn.2018.0029
DO - 10.1353/hpn.2018.0029
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046902625
SN - 0018-2133
VL - 100
SP - 119
EP - 124
JO - Hispania
JF - Hispania
IS - 5
ER -