GER150A1

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GER150A1 - Becoming Multilingual: Learning and Maintaining Two or More Languages

German StudiesUndergraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

038976

Course Description

This course explores the human ability to acquire and maintain two, three, or more languages over a lifetime (i.e., the ability to become multilingual). It examines the factors that contribute to successful language learning and maintenance and that counteract language forgetting and loss. It discusses ways (methods, approaches, and strategies) through which languages can be taught in child-and adulthood, in family and school settings, and demonstrates the importance of multilingual and multicultural skills in a variety of professions. At the end of the course, participants will have gained insights that will help them make informed decisions with respect to their own language learning and use while in college, in their professional careers, and in their (future) families.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Undergraduate

Course Attributes

GE - T1-INDV (Tier 1 Individuals & Societies), GEED - EPSOC (Gen Ed: EP Social Scientist)

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No