Spanish Heritage/Bilingualism Project

Academic, Linguistic, and Sociocultural Needs and Interests of Bilingual (Spanish/English) and Latinx-identifying College Students in Colorado

Overview

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is committed to providing an excellent education and an intellectually stimulating environment to undergraduate and graduate students alike. Teaching lies at the core of our mission, as does innovative and relevant scholarship in all periods of Latin American and Spanish literature and cultures as well as Hispanic Linguistics.

https://www.colorado.edu/spanish/

Position

This position is a paid, part-time internship. It requires approximately 60-100 hours of work from Spring to Fall 2024. Salary is $16 an hour.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at CU Boulder does not currently offer any courses specifically designed to support Spanish heritage/bilingual speakers who are interested in furthering their language abilities in an academic setting. In an effort to remedy this gap, this curricular project begins with a needs analysis that will gather information about the challenges of Latinx-, Spanish heritage/bilingual-identifying students at CUB, and their interests, needs, and reasons for studying (or not) Spanish in an academic context. This information will then be used to create and/or redesign coursework and to identify exclusionary practices within the Department. Read more info.

Responsibilities

  • Piloting questions for student interviews and focus groups 

  • Participation in student interviews and focus groups

  • Transcribing, organizing, and analyzing data

  • Collaborate on the creation of Survey #2  

  • Reviewing and providing feedback on syllabi, assessments, placement exams, out-of-classroom activities, and other materials (e.g., OERs)

  • Reading research from bilingual education, Spanish as a heritage language, critical pedagogies

Ideal Candidates

  • Undergraduate or graduate students
  • Spanish/English bilingual
  • Identify as Latinx and/or Spanish heritage/bilingual students
  • Interest in bilingual education, Spanish as a heritage language, Spanish in the U.S.

For questions, contact tracy.quan@colorado.edu

Please submit your application by December 12, 2023