Foundational Topics in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

MAC Category and SLOs

• Describe dynamic elements of different cultures.
• Explain how similarities, differences, and connections among diverse groups of people or environmental systems affect one another over time and place.

Course Specific SLOs

• Explain how language both reflects and shapes cultural values.
• Apply basic linguistic concepts to describe language use in a variety of contexts.
• Identify how identity (e.g., gender, race, class, and nationality) is expressed through language.
• Analyze language use within diverse cultural and community contexts.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Participation and Discussion	20%
Reflection/Preparation Assignments	10%
Discussion Facilitation	10%
Projects	60%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93–100	A
90–92	A-
88–89	B+
83–87	B
80–82	B-
78–79	C+
73–77	C
70–72	C-
68–69	D+
63–67	D
60–62	D-
0–59	F

Attendance/Participation:

Students are allowed up to 2 absences; additional absences reduce final grade. Tardies and early departures may count toward absences.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Lippi-Green, R. (2012). English with an accent: language, ideology and discrimination in the United States (2nd ed). Routledge
• Nayeri, D. (2019). The ungrateful refugee: what immigrants never tell you. Catapult
• Shohamy, E. G., Ben Rafael, E., & Barni, M. (2010). Linguistic landscape in the city. Multilingual Matters