ED 320A - Language Issues in Education

Institution:

Merrimack College

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Description:

This course will examine all facets of language acquisition and usage from the perspective of neoclassical educational linguistic theory. The writings of renowned linguists (Chomsky, Whorf, Goodman, Thomason, Fishman, deSaussure, Bernstein, Spolsky, et. al.) will be explored and applied to both modern and postmodern views of language. Issues of communication, policy, power, knowledge, dominance, conflict, gender, socioeconomic status and bilingual education will be discussed, especially as those issues impact the success, or failure, of students in the U.S. public school system.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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