Genre Pedagogy within Systemic Functional Linguistics: Avoiding Linguistic Hegemony in Spanish Classes in Higher Education

Ana Cristina Sanchez

Abstract


The main purpose of this study is to explore the Spanish variety taught in Spanish as a foreign language courses in most colleges and universities in the United States, where many Heritage Spanish students attempt to relearn and enhance their heritage language skills. The paper will be inclusive of the presence of Spanish and the state of Heritage Spanish Education in the United States. Additionally, it will examine the characteristics of American Spanish and some of the bilingual practices of Heritage Spanish speakers due to their contact with English and other Spanish varieties. The study will also explore how a genre-based curriculum within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics can accommodate HS students’ home varieties and expand their repertoire so they can have access to various linguistic varieties, including the standard used to teach the language in many Spanish classrooms in the United States.  


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genre, heritage, Spanish, functional linguistics, varieties.

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