The Non-Native Speaker in a  Multilingual World In this course we will address linguistic, educational, and ideological dimensions of the non-native speaker identity and multilingual societies. What does it mean to be a non-native speaker? Why is this linguistic identity considered by some to be a stigma and by others to be a privilege? How do societies succeed in and fail at integrating speakers of different languages? In which ways do language policies and educational practices in the United States and around the world reflect linguistic and social realities?

How Languages are Learned: Theories and Implications In this course we will develop a nuanced understanding of the cognitive, social, and educational factors that enable humans to acquire second languages. What is the difference between first and second language acquisition? How can instruction and curriculum be optimized to help learners? How are languages acquired in naturalistic settings? What is the impact of technology on language education? How do ideologies impact bilingual education in the United States and beyond?

Per Urlaub

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This course was incredibly easy. I did not attend class for maybe 50% of the semester and completed maybe 1/4 of the readings and was still able to obtain an A. Conceptually, there's always a way to relate a later topic to one of the early readings, it's almost purely dependent on how well you argue your point. Per Urlaub is also a really great professor, he assigns VERY little work (outside of readings) and he's very accommodating to his students' needs. He's definitely one of those teachers that wants his students to learn his course's material free of stress.