Language Ideologies in Spanish Heritage Instruction and Identity

Ideologies related to Latinx identity are central to heritage language (HL) instruction (Leeman et al., 2011). However, early heritage instruction was mainly focused on acquiring the standard norm (Leeman, 2012). What are the current ideologies in both the second language (L2) and heritage Spanish language classroom? This article intends to describe linguistic ideologies in the classroom, the value of English, the use of Spanglish, and how educators can foster positive attitudes through cultural awareness and translanguaging ideologies to promote social justice by fighting hegemonic ideologies.