Language Shift, Change, and Loss
GSAS 214
Fall 2024
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CGST 214 |
South Asians (India and Pakistan) are multilinguals or at least bilinguals. Most of the world's population is at least bilingual, if not trilingual or more; nevertheless, fluent bilingualism in the United States is relatively uncommon, and biliteracy is even more rare. However, much of the research on language development and bilingualism has been conducted in the United States, even though we (USA) are a "minority world population" in these matters and we interpret the research findings in ways that most of the world's multilingual speakers would find unusual. In this course, we will study both first language and multiple language development. We will look carefully at both simultaneous bilingualism (early bilingualism, bilingualism as a first language, or "bilingualism from the crib") and sequential bilingualism (learning a second language, or more, after the first language is established). We will explore language shift (from mother tongues to majority language), and change and loss from South Asians' perspectives and how these perspectives are different from and similar to the rest of the world, and consider what should be done for language maintenance. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS CGST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GSAS-MN)(GSAS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013). How languages are learned, 4th Ed. UK: Oxford.
2. Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding second language acquisition. London UK: Hodder Education.
3. Rogoff, B. (2003). The cultural nature of human development. NY: Oxford Univ. Press.
4. Selected additional articles, including sample Mackey Boxes assignment and LAPs.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class Discussion
Midterm Project
Final Paper
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): FazaleHaq,Hafiz Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK410; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
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