Teachers K-12 attending this conference will receive
ONE Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit

  • Teachers will learn about new approaches to and issues in world language teaching through participating in multiple workshops and listening to speakers at this symposium.
  • Teachers will develop and strengthen relationships with knowledgeable colleagues through collaborative sessions and conversation groups.
  • Teachers will synthesize information from a workshops, speakers, and conversations to adapt to changes in their own practice in the classroom.
¿Qué hace el 5to Simposio de Español como
​Lengua de Herencia?

Sigue avanzando el estudio y la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia

El Simposio de Español como Lengua de Herencia (SELH) es una iniciativa destinada a ofrecer un foro intelectual donde se discute la realidad lingüística variable del bilingüismo inglés-español en los Estados Unidos (y en otros lugares del mundo) y las diversas necesidades pedagógicas que tienen los estudiantes de español como lengua de herencia.
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Esta conferencia sirve como sede para que tanto investigadores como educadores K-16 compartan, desarrollen y analicen los enfoques teóricos y prácticos que reconocen y validan el estudio del español como lengua de herencia desde la perspectiva de diversas disciplinas académicas.

El SELH proporciona un espacio para ir cerrando la brecha entre los resultados que muestran las investigaciones lingüísticas y la práctica de la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia. Esta colaboración para la aplicación de nuevas pedagogías permite que los estudiantes que poseen el español como lengua de herencia no sólo desarrollen su competencia lingüística, sino que también les ayuda a reflexionar sobre su propia formación identitaria.
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​What is the 5th Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (5SSHL 2018)?

Advancing the study of Spanish as a heritage language

​The Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (SSHL) is an initiative aimed to offer an intellectual forum to discuss the variable linguistic reality of Spanish heritage bilingualism in the United States (and elsewhere), and the diverse pedagogical needs of students of Spanish as a heritage language.

It serves as a venue for both researchers and educators at all levels to share, develop, and discuss theoretical and practical approaches that recognize and validate the study of Spanish as a heritage language from the perspectives of various academic disciplines.

The SSHL provides a space to bridge the gap between research findings and the praxis of heritage language teaching, as we collaborate towards the implementation of pedagogies that allow heritage learners not only to develop their language proficiency but also to reflect on their own identity formation.

5SSHL 2018 National Committee:
  • Claudia Holguín, University of Oregon
  • Julia Oliver Rajan, University of Iowa
  • Diego Pascual y Cabo, Texas Tech University
  • Ellen J. Serafini, George Mason University
  • Damián Vergara Wilson, The University of New Mexico  ​

Learn from the best about:

  • ​Social identity of Spanish heritage speakers in the Midwest and nationwide
  • The broad range of language proficiency within this population
  • Measurements of bilingual (English-Spanish) skills
  • Suitable materials that value Spanish-speaking communities in the US and worldwide
  • Effective training for those who would teach Spanish heritage speakers

Registration

Teachers K-12
Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit
Symposium Registration Fees:
March 23rd, 2018 (Early):
For faculty, teachers & administrators: $125.00
For students: $60.00

March 24th, 2018 and later (Late):
For faculty, teachers & administrators: $175.00
For students: $90.00
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One day registration also available: Thursday, April 5th: $45.00; Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th: $70.00