SHLE Online Lecture Series

In conjunction with the Graduate Certificate in Spanish Heritage Language Education, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages hosts an online lecture series.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required for each lecture (see event for details).

Download the flyer for the 2023-24 lecture series here

Download the flyer for the 2022-23 lecture series here

Download the flyer for the 2021-22 lecture series here

Oct24
Unpacking ethno- and raciolinguistic assumptions in Spanish language education: The case of Asian Latinxs

Unpacking ethno- and raciolinguistic assumptions in Spanish language education: The case of Asian Latinxs

Online lecture by Dr. Tracy Quan (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Spanish

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Online Location, (Registration link in description on event page)

In this presentation, Dr. Quan explores raciolinguistic ideologies that co-naturalize Latinx/Hispanic identity with Spanish and mestizaje and invisibilize Latinx/Hispanic communities such as Asian Latinxs, Afro-Latinxs, White-passing Latinxs, non Spanish-speaking Latinxs. She urges researchers and practitioners to critically consider the racial, ethnic, and linguistic assumptions that underlie the field of Spanish language education and the resulting pedagogical implications.

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Oct31
The value of heritage languages: Spanish at the Latin American School of Berne

The value of heritage languages: Spanish at the Latin American School of Berne

Online lecture by Dr. Yvette Bürki (University of Berne, Switzerland)

Spanish

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Online Location, (Registration link in description on event page)

In this presentation, Dr. Bürki presents her findings from ethnographic research at the Escuela Latinoamericana de Berna (ELB). Her analysis of the multiple, sometimes contradictory types of value that various social actors assign to Spanish highlights the importance of HLs, not only for the ELB community but for Swiss society as a whole.

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