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INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LINGUISTIC PRACTICES

AFRICAN 206
Course Description

An introduction to various approaches to studying African languages in societal context from the perspective of experts in sociolinguistics, linguistic ethnography, and language pedagogy. Topics covered will include multilingualism, codeswitching, codemixing, translanguaging, language invention/disinvention, interactional practices, discourse analysis, language and politics, language and identity, language in education, language, gender, and sexuality, language and the media, language choice in literature and film, language and popular culture, translation, and language learning.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

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Offered

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