Fall 2008


AFRO 231
Lang Diff Dis: American Persp

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
US Minority Culture(s) course.

Discusses the interaction of culture, ethnicity/race and language among American minorities. Emphasizes language difference theory as related to social and regional dialects and bilingualism/multilingualism. Distinguishes language differences from language disorders through examination of assessment and treatment approaches for different aged populations. Same as SHS 231.