Spanish (SPAN) |
101 Friendly, 541-346-4021
Romance Languages
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues >2 >GP >IP |
4.00 cr. |
| Designed for heritage learners—students who grew up with Spanish in their community and want to continue developing communication skills in Spanish. Explores socio-linguistic dynamics of communities in which Spanish is in contact with another language. Open to all students. Taught in Spanish. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Howarth K |
Office:
223 Friendly Hall
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 Course Fees: |
$25.00 per credit |
 Prereqs/Comments: |
Prereq: SPAN 203 or SPAN 228. |
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8/21-9/15 |
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Howarth K |
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Academic Deadlines
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Last day to: |
| August 23: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| August 23: |
Add this course |
| August 23: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| August 26: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| August 28: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| August 30: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| September 7: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| September 7: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This class belongs to the Cultura y lengua series (SPAN 301 Identidades hispanas, SPAN 303 Expresiones artísticas, SPAN 305 Cambios sociales), the entry points to the majors and minors in Spanish and in Romance Languages. SPAN 308 adds breadth to the topics in these introductory courses by engaging students in an in-depth look at the social and linguistic dynamics of communities in which Spanish is in contact with another language.
The class is structured around three main units of study:
"Bilingual expressions": A study of the linguistic phenomena typical of bilingual (and multilingual in general) communities.
"What is a border?": A questioning of the concept of physical/political border, opening up the notion to include liminal psychological or constructed spaces; the history of the U.S.-Mexico border region
"Dynamics": Case studies of the interactions unique to multicultural and multilingual communities (of which bilingualism is one case), especially those that result from migration of some kind (intergenerational issues, dynamics between members of the majority and minority communities, interactions between minority communities, etc.)
The Spanish language, itself a communicative system resulting from linguistic contact over the past 1500 years, is a medium of expression for multilingual persons in the U.S., Latin America, Spain, Africa, and Asia. This class seeks to illuminate the following questions:
Where in the world is Spanish in contact with other linguistic communities, and what other languages are spoken there?
What is bilingualism, in terms of the cognitive abilities of an individual?
What are societal bilingualism and diglossia, and what are the characteristics of a multilingual community?
What impact do individual and societal bilingualism have on individual and community identities?
How are multicultural identities manifested in cultural production in multilingual communities in the Spanish-speaking world?
After taking this class, students should be able to carry out the following learning objectives:
identify all the geographical areas where the Spanish language is in contact with other linguistic communities
identify the major historical events that led to the creation of multicultural and multilingual societies in these areas, with particular emphasis on the case of the U.S.
describe the complexity of social dynamics that arise in multicultural/multilingual contexts
describe the major characteristics of cultural production from a multicultural environment and identify these characteristics in specific works from the Spanish-speaking world
describe and exemplify the major characteristics and behaviors of individual and societal multilingualism (code-switching, diglossia, language transfer, borrowing, etc.)
situate personal reactions to cultural and linguistic contact situations in an informed historical and social context
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