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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