LING 375 - Spanish in the US

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Completion of at least 60 units, completion of the entire Foundation, and completion of at least one GE Course from the Explorations stage. Students have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing intensive.
This course provides a critical overview of the linguistic systems, structures and sociolinguistic practices of different Spanish-speaking communities of Hispanic/indigenous ancestry in the United States. Sociolinguistic topics include language/dialect contact, language acquisition & change, identity, attitudes, raciolinguistic ideologies, Latinx, gender.

Letter grade only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit.

General Education: Upper Division D - Social Sciences