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.

Prerequisites: 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. (Note: The preceding prerequisite statement related to GWAR is temporarily suspended effective Summer 2025.)
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.