Educ 314 - Sociolinguistics, Literacies, and Communities

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

The well-known "literacy crisis" has forced scholars from many nations to turn their attention to learning about linguistic, cultural, and class diversity of students and what this means for learning in schools. In this course we engage with the perceived disjuncture between homes, communities, and schools in an era of higher literacy standards, local literacies, and community knowledge. We examine the contribution of sociolinguistics to what we know about language and literacy education, achievement, and how this relates to social transformation within and across communities. Students can expect theoretical and methodological conversations as we use critical discourse theories, systemic linguistic approaches, and empowerment theories as lenses to formulate, challenge, and critique the existing status of language and literacy education.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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