Heritage Language Learners of Spanish: What Role Does Metalinguistic Knowledge Play in Their Acquisition of the Subjunctive?

Over the past 40 years there has been a considerable amount of research on the effects that teaching focus has on second language (L2) learner accuracy. Those instructors who prefer teaching with a focus on meaning are often accused of not emphasizing grammatical accuracy and those who choose to focus on accuracy may be accused of not emphasizing fluency of communication. The mai