What is Language and How is it Learned?

(3 Credits)

Explores issues of language learning, language development, linguistics and grammar of American English as it relates to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Emphasis on intersections of linguistics and teaching grammar in diverse U.S. classrooms, including content-based and usage-based grammar, and building metalinguistic awareness of both multilingual learners and teachers. Focus on equity-based, raciolinguistic analysis of language and grammar with respect to varieties of English, multilingual identities, and Black linguistic justice.