Spanish in the U.S.

Catalog description

In this course students will develop linguistic and critical awareness about the relationship between Spanish language and society, with special emphasis in California on topics such as language variety, language contact from social, political and educational perspectives, types of bilingualism, sociolinguistic issues, migration patterns and settlements, etc. The course integrates, synthesizes, and makes cross-curricular educational, historical, political and social connections reflecting on communicative and linguistic styles, dialectical differences and cross-cultural interactions between Latinx groups. The content of this course addresses the culture component for the California Bilingual Authorization for Spanish. Although a few readings might be in English this course (assignments, class discussions, presentations, essays, etc.) is conducted entirely in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN-301 and SPAN-401 or Course Instructor's Permission.