<p>Seminar, four hours. Examination of everyday experience of language delay, disorder, difference, and difficulty from disability studies perspective. Presentation of key concepts and terminology of culture, disability, and language use. Discussions and assignments critically evaluate findings on language acquisition by asking questions from disability studies about inclusion, individual- and socially constructed experience, and power. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Disability Studies

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Disability studies challenges and changes society’s attitudes toward disability by examining the meaning and nature of disability from a variety of perspectives.

General Catalog

Alternative Approaches to Language Acquisition

DIS STD 131

4 units