Review: Belpoliti, Flavia & Bermejo, Encarna (2020). Spanish heritage learners’ emerging literacy: Empirical research and classroom practice. Routledge.

Abstract

This manuscript reviews Spanish Heritage Learners’ Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice, by Flavia Belpoliti (Texas A&M University-Commerce) and Encarna Bermejo (Houston Baptist University), published in 2020 by Routledge. The book is the result of an empirical study. Its eight chapters follow a research-based approach to the teaching of Spanish Heritage Language. The authors present detailed linguistic features to consider when teaching SHL writing and research-based pedagogical and instructional implications.

Keywords

• spanish heritage language
• research-based pedagogy
• emerging literacy