FYS516
Multilingualism and Society
Subject code
FYS
Course Number
516
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
K. Konoeda
Course Long Title
Multilingualism and Society
Description
Some forms of multilingualism are celebrated, but others are undervalued and even seen as a problem. This seminar explores personal and social dimensions of bilingualism and multilingualism with a goal of realizing linguistically just communities. Through reading memoirs of bi- and multilinguals, conducting interview projects and linguistic landscape study, students explore such topics as paths to multilingualism, language and identities, dialect, language rights, "native" speaker, and translanguaging.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
W1
Class Restriction
Exclude Sophomores, Exclude Juniors, Exclude Seniors, 05