Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite:  HISP-S 326 or Consent of the Department

The main objective of this course is to present a view of Spanish in the United States from a theoretical perspective that incorporates sociolinguistics and critical language awareness. First, we will debunk common misconceptions about plurilingualism and linguistic variation, linguistic attitudes, and linguistic ideologies. Next, we will study the history of Spanish in the US, with a focus on the socio-historical and socio-political factors that influence linguistic maintenance and linguistic shift in Spanish-speaking regions such as the Southwest and the Midwest. The second half of the course will concentrate on the use and representation of Spanish in the US and some of its linguistic characteristics. Student evaluation is based on class engagement, blogs, mini projects, quizzes, oral presentation, and a final project. 

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