SPAN 574A - Language in the Mexican-American Experience

This course can be used towards the Instructional Dimensions major or minor requirements, or towards the Sociocultural Dimensions major or minor requirements. The course can only be used towards one of the requirements (Inst Dim major, Inst Dim minor, Socio Dim major, or Socio Dim minor).

This introductory course focuses on the role of language in the development of Mexican-American experiences in the Southwest. In particular, it focuses on the Mexican American language experience in the borderlands of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Some of the topics included in this course are: bilingualism, language attitudes, prestige, pride, and identity as well as other linguistic issues related to Spanish in the Southwest.