Fall 2019  |  SPAN 3704 Section 001: Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World (19848)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 240
Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Spanish dialects. Spanish in contact with other languages. Bilingualism, language attitudes. Pragmatic analysis of Spanish. Impact of recent cultural, political, and socioeconomic transformations on language. prereq: 3015, [3107W or TLDO 3107 or VENZ 3107 or instr consent]
Class Notes:
If you cannot register please put your name on the waitlist. The Department requires students meet the prerequisites required of the course which is Span 3015W AND Span 3107W.
Class Description:
SPAN 3704: Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World El objetivo principal del curso es introducir al estudiante a los conceptos fundamentales en el campo de la sociolinguistica a traves del estudio de la lengua hispana en sus diversos contextos geograficos y sociales. Despues de una revision general de algunos conceptos basicos de la sociolinguistica y la sociologia del lenguaje, se analizaran en detalle los dialectos del espa?ol de America, incluyendo las influencias que han recibido de otras lenguas en contacto. Despues, se discutira la metodologia sociolinguistica y se examinaran estudios que demuestran la influencia de varios factores sociales en las comunidades hispanas, tales como sexo, edad y clase social. En la ultima parte del curso se examinaran los pronombres de tratamiento, las actitudes linguisticas y el bilinguismo social en el mundo hispanico.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Quizzes
5% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Research Papers 20%
Exam Format:
essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
40% Discussion
Workload:
75 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19848/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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