NSSHL 2022 is an in-person event taking place in February 2022 at Florida State University.
Due to the surge of Omicron, some keynotes, panels, and presentation are now virtual. Registered attendees will be able to access these presentations via Zoom. Registration for each of these virtual sessions is required. The registration links are available in the program.
Thank you for participating in NSSHL 2022!
The National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL) is an intellectual forum for the discussion of both 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. Researchers and educators in K–12 and higher education share theoretical and practical approaches to the study of Spanish as a heritage language from perspectives of various disciplines, including heritage language acquisition, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, applied linguistics, and cultural studies, among others. This space allows participants to collaborate towards the implementation of pedagogies that enable heritage learners not only to develop their language proficiency but also to reflect on their own identity formation within a context of validation and empowerment.
The 9th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL) will be hosted this year by the Spanish Heritage Track at Florida State University on Thursday, February 24th, to Saturday, February 26th, 2022. This year, the symposium will be held in person following the regular format of keynotes, conference presentations, academic panels, and workshops to allow attendees to share ideas about the different aspects of Spanish heritage language teaching and research.
Keynote Speakers:
- Diego Pascual y Cabo
- Sergio Loza
- Amelia Tseng
- Cecilia Colombi
For more information, please visit the Keynote Speakers page.
Advising Faculty and Staff:
- Alberta Gatti, Director, ILETC, The Graduate Center, CUNY
- Margaret Wright-Cleveland, Director of Faculty Development, FSU
- Racha Sattati, Administrator, Winthrop-king Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, FSU
Organizing Committee
- Anel Brandl
Florida State University - Delia Poey
Florida State University - Estrella Rodriguez
Florida State University - Angélica Amezcua
University of Washington - Evelyn Durán Urrea
Lehman College, CUNY - Paola Guerrero Rodriguez
Texas Tech University - Graduate Students:
- Rachel Wallace
- Saul Moreno
Florida State University
Please contact NSSHL for more information.
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Co-sponsors
This event was made possible in part by the generous contribution of the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies from the University of Washington.
Additional Co-Sponsors:
- Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at FSU