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Languages in the Pacific

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Course Information

Subject code

AL

Subject Code Description

Applied Linguistics

Course Number

1050

Course Title

Languages in the Pacific

Catalog Subject and Course Number

AL 1050

Catalog Title

Languages in the Pacific

Course Description (Combined)

Language plays an important role in all matters of human life. In AL 1050, students examine historical and contemporary language use throughout the Pacific Basin, as well as in Hawai‘i. Through exploring topics such as, but not limited to, the effects of language contact, characteristics of pidgins and creoles, and stories of language loss and preservation, students develop a better understanding of, and appreciation for, cultural, political, and social issues in the world where they will live, work, and study.

Credit: 3

No Prerequisites and Corequisites