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Direct linkSiskin, H. Jay – Hispania, 2012
The first two decades of the twentieth century witnessed a sharp increase in Spanish enrollments at both the secondary and post-secondary level of instruction. This first "Spanish Boom" created opportunities for professional growth; yet, its very suddenness also highlighted numerous structural and institutional obstacles that hindered a coherent…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Spanish, Language Enrollment, Second Language Learning
Hennes, Heather – Hispania, 2011
In the past two years, several Latin American nations have begun celebrating their bicentennials of independence, turning attention to questions of national identity and the legacy of independence in the twenty-first century. This reflection is sure to continue into the coming decade. This article offers a few practical suggestions for bringing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Latin American Culture, Spanish
Bruton, Anthony S.; Marks, Emilia Alonso; Fernandez, Angeles Broca – Hispania, 2010
A survey was conducted with public secondary school students of English as a foreign language in Spain and with similar public secondary school students of Spanish in the United States on their perceptions of writing likes and needs. Their teachers were surveyed as well. In general, the perceived needs outweigh the likes, and the students of…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Student Needs, Student Interests, English (Second Language)
Bloom, Melanie; Chambers, Laura – Hispania, 2009
Dual enrollment is now a nation-wide phenomenon as all 50 states currently offer some form of dual-enrollment program to secondary-school students (Karp, Bailey, Hughes, and Fermin 2005). However, dual enrollment itself is often difficult to define as programs vary from school to school (Jordan, Cavalluzzo, and Corallo 2006). Therefore, language…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Secondary School Students, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
Byrd, David R.; Wall, Aaron – Hispania, 2009
Secondary teachers often find it difficult to include the study of culture in their classes. Long-term cultural portfolios (LCPs) provide a method of allowing teachers to address culture in a substantial manner by allowing teachers to join students in the exploration of cultural topics. Teachers first select a cultural artifact, determine the…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Cultural Education
Pratt, Comfort; Agnello, Mary Frances; Santos, Sheryl – Hispania, 2009
This article reports on an investigation of high-school students' motivations to study Spanish. An online Likert-scale questionnaire was administered to 631 students and 19 teachers. The most influential factors were determined and a principal axis factor analysis with Promax rotation was performed on the responses. The data indicated that the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Motivation, Second Language Learning, Spanish
