APLING 603 - Language, Culture and Identity

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course explores concepts and meanings of culture and the ways in which discursive practices shape identities, particularly how they are enacted and received in classrooms and second language education. The readings, discussions, and assignments provide a rich understanding of how language constructs and is shaped by culture and identity (with special attention to power, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class.Theories and empirical research from language classrooms and domains are presented. Students critically analyze how multiple phenomena of culture and identify affect students, teachers, classrooms, and schools.

Enrollment Requirements:
Pre-req = APLING-MA students only

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