PSYC 450 - Bilingualism in Society

This course examines the linguistic, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, and societal aspects of bilingualism. The class explores how bilingualism is defined and measured, how bilingualism develops, bilingual cognition, the relationship between language and identity, language maintenance and language loss, and issues of bilingual education. This course focuses both on individual and societal issues related to bilingualism and multilingualism.

Credits: 3

Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)

Prerequisites: One CO2 course [Details: CO2 course list: COMP 250, COMP 252, COMP 253, COMP 254, ENGL 268, SOC 210]

Minimum Class Standing: Junior