SPAN 313 - Spanish in the U.S.

(3 units) CO10, CO13

This course focuses on issues related to the Spanish spoken in the U.S. including heritage speaker bilingualism and language acquisition, exploring how prevalent misconceptions affect the lives of Spanish-speaking people in the U.S.

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; SPAN 226 or SPAN 305 or Co-requisite: SPAN 227.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. interpret data, synthesize arguments, think analytically about sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic phenomena found in U.S. Spanish-speaking communities.
2. summarize fundamental notions of the study of language in contact.
3. identify and critique misconceptions about bi/multilingualism, language contact, and language change.
4. articulate ways in which misconceptions about bi/multilingualism have affected educational policies in the U.S.
5. analyze social conditions in order to formulate solutions for problems related to multi/bilingual education for bilingual communities.
6. discuss how language shapes and is shaped by one’s identity through its intersections with social variables such as age, gender, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
7. carry out and transcribe an ethnographic interview with a native/heritage speaker of Spanish.

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