BROOKLYN COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF PUERTO RICAN AND LATIN@ STUDIES
PRLS 4410 W5 (6673) Bilingualism in the 21st Century Fall 2021
Prof. Janette Torres Arroyo
We will be using Blackboard for all our work and Zoom for our meetings. Please note that our meetings will take place on the days and time assigned in the college course schedule: Wednesdays from 5 – 7 pm.
Attendance is mandatory.
Please, feel free to email me or call me with all your concerns at the following:
Email: Torres@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Alt. email: JTorresArroyo@schools.nyc.gov
Google voice number 201- 691-7248
Office Hours: 5-6 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. Use the Google voice number or request a Zoom meeting.
Course themes:
Student Learning Objectives:
Recommended Reading:
Grading policy and course requirements (ON SCALE):
Zoom Meeting and Participation (including topic questions): 35%
2 Quizzes: 10%
2 Essays: 10%
Observations (28 Hours): 25% (Forms will be available for this.)
Final Exam: 20%
Academic Integrity:
The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and plagiarism. Each student is responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both. The complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure for policy implementation can be found at www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies. If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member MUST report the violation. Students should be aware that faculty may use plagiarism detection software.
Other necessary Information can be found here
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Center for Student Disability Services 138 Roosevelt Hall 718-951-5538 |
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Academic Advisement and Student Success, Center for (CAASS) 3207 Boylan Hall 718-951-5471 caass@brooklyn.cuny.edu |
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Puerto Rican and Latin@ Studies Department 718-951- 5561 1204 Boylan Hall |
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Week 1 – Module 1 |
Class Readings/Videos |
Assignments Due |
d. What does it mean to be bilingual? |
Bilingualism Matters: Myths and Facts about Early Bilingual Development — Mileidis Gort- Jun 20, 2019 (video)
Definitions and Examples of Bilingualism Richard Nordquist-Updated February 05, 2020 (article) |
Q#1: Does bilingualism hinder or benefit children, according to the video?
Activity: Language Background Scales |
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https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472032011-intro.pdf (article) |
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Introduction to Issues in Language Assessment and |
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Terminology – Roxana Stoynova, 2011 |
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Week 2 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvFH8KAfGb4 Types of Bilingualism and Benefits of Knowing Them - Apr 10, 2020 (video)
https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472032011-intro.pdf (article) Introduction to Issues in Language Assessment and |
Q#2: Describe two types of bilingual education. |
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Terminology – Roxana Stoynova, 2011 |
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http://web.stanford.edu/~hakuta/www/research/publications/ (1989)%20- %20BILINGUALISM%20AND%20EDUCATION.pdf Bilingualism and Education by K. Hakuta & E.E. Garcia, University of Cal. 1989 (article) |
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Week 3 – Module 2 |
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Historical Introduction to BE: in the U.S. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWbN_Y8aa5k The History of Bilingual Education in Texas - Dec 20, 2012 (video) |
Q#3: Why was the Walkout important in the history of BE? |
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Week 4 – Module 3 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY&t=68s The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli - Jun 23, 2015 (video) |
Q#4: What is the perspective of the speakers regarding BE? |
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Quiz 1 (week 4) |
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Week 5 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erxETSWtJaE (video) Defining literacy, bi-literacy and multilingual literacy-Mar 12, 2020: Dept. of Ed. So. Australia
https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/seal-biliteracy- initiative (video) Colorin Colorado – The SEAL of Biliteracy Initiative by Laurie Olsen |
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Week 6 – Module 4 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lSGvTsyU0 Types of Bilingual Programs in Texas - Jun 15, 2016 (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emzegJOxlCw Are Bilingual Education Programs Effective and How Do We Know? - Mar 3, 2015 (video)
https://medium.com/@alvarado8668/types-of-bilingual-education- 97c2652bb2e0 Types of Bilingual Education Maria Alvarado-Mata- Oct 17, 2016 (article) |
Essay 1 Due |
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Week 7 – Module 5 |
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a. Deaf People as Bilinguals – Trilinguals? |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886322/pdf/e nv072.pdf Academic Achievement of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in ASL/English Bilingual Programs (article)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsr edir=1&article=2760&context=tqr Translanguaging Supports Reading with Deaf Adult Bilinguals (article)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmCHXZkTGI A Day Through a Deaf Person's Eyes-May 25, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcGev7B5AA What It's Like To Be Deaf | AJ+ - Dec 5, 2018 |
Q#5: How does translanguaging with Deaf people compare with translanguaging with hearing emergent bilinguals? |
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Week 8 & 9 |
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Language Map: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/this-incredible- map-shows-the-worlds-most-common-languages-and-where- their-native-speakers-are-located/ |
Quiz 2 (week 8) |
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file:///C:/Users/Janette/Downloads/Escobar_Anna_Maria_2013 _Chapter_24_Bilin.pdf (article) Bilingualism in Latin America – Ana Maria Escobar – 2013
file:///C:/Users/Janette/Downloads/Indigenous_Bilingual_Educa tion_in_Latincopy%20(3).pdf (article) Indigenous Bilingual Education in Latin America – 2017
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/13/learning-a- foreign-language-a-must-in-europe-not-so-in-america/ (article) Learning a foreign language a ‘must’ in Europe, not so in America - BY KAT DEVLIN – 07/03/2015
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/06/most- european-students-are-learning-a-foreign-language-in-school- while-americans-lag/ (article) Most European students are learning a foreign language in school while Americans lag - BY KAT DEVLIN-08/06 2018 |
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Week 10 – Module 6 |
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Endangered Languages: Planning and Revitalization |
https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/what-endangered- language (article) What Is an Endangered Language? - Anthony C. Woodbury |
Q#6: What does it mean when a language is lost? Why? |
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https://www.sapiens.org/language/endangered-languages/ (article) Why Are Languages Worth Preserving? - Anastasia Riehl - 8 |
Q#7: What is language planning? |
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NOV 2019 |
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https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=U TF- 8&p=Endangered+Languages&type=E211US1144G0#id=1&v id=e8662c976d20749578bb96c425b7676c&action=click (video) Endangered Languages – why it matter – TEDx - Mandana |
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Nov 2015 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAC_2OO014g&t=90s (video) Why and how to save endangered languages - Apr 18, 2013 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHlBJGM-XyQ (video) Preserving endangered languages: Barry Mosses at TEDxCCS- Dec 19, 2013 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD5GPBRsJcQ&t=466s (video) Saving the Lakota Language through Immersion Education | Peter Hill | TEDxBrookings - Nov 16, 2015 |
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Week 11 |
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160811-the- amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual (article) The amazing Benefits of Being bilingual By Gaia Vince - 12th August 2016
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5662126/ pdf/nihms874519.pdf (article) The Benefits of Multilingualism to the Personal and |
Q#8: In the video BothNotHalf, the speaker mentions the term “mix-race”; how does he define this term? Why does he disagree with the term? |
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Professional Development of Residents of The US by Judith F. |
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Kroll & University of California, Riverside Paola E. Dussias |
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Pennsylvania State University (2017) |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0bAQ8J6C0 (Video) Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh- Aug 13, 2020 |
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Week 12 &13 – Module 7 |
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a. Cultures: What is culture? |
Q#9: Discuss some of observable and |
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b. How is Culture and Language related? |
The Cultural Iceberg - Mar 14, 2018
Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain Chapter 2: What’s Culture Got To Do With It? – Zareta Hammond, 2015
Language, Culture, and Teaching – Culture and Learning Chapter 7: Sonia Nieto, 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgq3IwqST3U (video) The Connection Between Language and Culture - Mar 22, 2018 |
non-observables of culture, as explained in The Cultural Iceberg.
Essay 2 Due (week 12) |
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Week 14 - Review |
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What did we learn in the course? Getting Ready for the Final Exam! |
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Week 15 |
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Final Exam Log Hours Due |
Academic Calendar — Fall 2021
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Date |
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Detail |
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August 24 |
Tuesday |
Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund |
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August 24 |
Tuesday |
Last day to file Permit request |
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August 25 |
Wednesday |
Start of Fall Term - Classes Begin |
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August 31 |
Tuesday |
Last day to add a course |
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August 31 |
Tuesday |
Last day to drop for 75% tuition refund |
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August 31 |
Tuesday |
Financial Aid Certification Enrollment Status Date |
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September 1 |
Wednesday |
Verification of Enrollment rosters available to faculty |
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September 1 |
Wednesday |
Grade of WD is assigned to students who officially drop a course |
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September 3-8 |
Friday-Wednesday |
No classes scheduled |
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September 6 |
Monday |
College Closed |
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September 6 |
Monday |
Last day to drop for 50% tuition refund |
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September 9 |
Thursday |
Last day to submit a Pass/Fail elective application online for Fall 2021 |
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September 10 |
Friday |
Last day for students to submit requests for change, deletion of, or declaration of a major/minor/concentration to be effective for Fall 2021 |
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September 13 |
Monday |
Last day for departments to approve requests for change, deletion of, or declaration of a major/minor/concentration to be effective for Fall 2021 |
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September 14 |
Tuesday |
Last day to drop for 25% tuition refund |
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September 14 |
Tuesday |
Census date - Form-A cutoff |
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September 14 |
Tuesday |
Verification of Enrollment Rosters Due from faculty |
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September 15 |
Wednesday |
WN Grades assigned |
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September 15 |
Wednesday |
Grade of W is assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course |
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September 15-16 |
Wednesday-Thursday |
No classes scheduled |
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September 15 |
Wednesday |
Last day to file for Fall 2021/December 31, 2021 and Winter 2022/February 1, 2022 graduation |
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September 24 |
Friday |
WA Grades Assigned � Immunization non-compliance |
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September 24 |
Friday |
Deadline to Submit Thesis Title through Thesis Submission Online |
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September 24 |
Friday |
Deadline to Apply for Language and Comprehensive Exams |
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October 11 |
Monday |
College Closed |
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November 3 |
Wednesday |
R2T4 60% Date for the term |
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November 8 |
Monday |
Declaration of Major queue reopens; Majors/minors/concentrations declared starting this date will be effective for Spring 2022 |
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November 25-28 |
Thursday-Sunday |
College is closed |
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December 1 |
Wednesday |
Language Exams |
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December 3 |
Friday |
Deadline to Upload Thesis through Thesis Submission Online |
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December 6 |
Monday |
Last day for Undergraduate and Graduate students to complete and submit any incomplete work to resolve Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 INC Grades |
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December 13 |
Monday |
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W |
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December 13 |
Monday |
Last day for Faculty to submit WN reversals for Fall 2021 |
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December 14 |
Tuesday |
Reading Day/ Final Examinations |
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December 15-21 |
Wednesday-Tuesday |
Final Examinations |
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December 20 |
Monday |
Last day for Faculty members to change INC grades (from Spring 2021 and Summer 2022) to letter grades for Undergraduate and Graduate students resulting from |
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submitted assignments completed by the December 6th deadline |
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December 21 |
Tuesday |
End of Fall Term |
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December 21 |
Tuesday |
Deadline to File for Maintenance of Matriculation |
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December 21 |
Tuesday |
Last day to submit proof of NYS residency for Fall 2021 tuition adjustment |
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December 24-25 |
Friday-Saturday |
College Closed |
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December 27 |
Monday |
Final Grade Submission Deadline |
