SPA 408 - Speaking Spanish in the US

This course is an introduction to the fundamental issues in the study of contact linguistics with particular emphasis on English-Spanish bilinguals and the Latino experience in the US. Students will explore the particularities of linguistic contact including the linguistic outcomes and the processes underlying them, the ideologies and policies that effect the linguistic spaces in which Spanish is used, and the complexity of the relationship between minority and majority languages. 

Satisfies Hispanic Studies major and minor requirement.
Satisfies Historical Thought requirement.
Satisfies Justice, Equality, and Community requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of a 300-level course in Spanish, or permission of the instructor. Limited to juniors and seniors

Classes will be taught in Spanish.