Heritage and Community Languages
The Heritage and Community Languages Minor at CSUN is an 18-unit program that provides fundamental principles on heritage languages vitality, including transmission and maintenance. The program is based on critical language awareness and critical race theory, and includes heritage language courses, linguistic ideologies, language attitudes, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and heritage language acquisition and development in the U.S.
Program Brochure
To find out more, contact: ana.sanchezmunoz@csun.edu
What You’ll Learn
This minor in Heritage and Community Languages will give you a deeper understanding of the characteristics and social dynamics of heritage languages, focusing on Spanish as a Heritage Language in the U.S.
The 18-unit program consists of courses based on:
● Critical language awareness
● Heritage languages
● Critical race theory
● Language attitudes
● Sociolinguistics
● Bilingualism
● Heritage language acquisition and development in the U.S.
(esp. Spanish in the U.S.)
Careers & Outcomes
Gain an understanding of the complex interplay of linguistic, social, cultural, and psychological factors that influence the development and maintenance of heritage language skills.
With this minor, you will be prepared for careers in a variety of fields, such as:
● Education
● Anthropology
● Social work
● International development
● Language preservation and revitalization
● Translation and interpretation
For more information, visit:
College of Humanities: https://www.csun.edu/humanities
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies: https://www.csun.edu/humanities/chicana-chicano-studies
Admissions & Financial Aid: https://www.csun.edu/admissions-financial-aid