This course delves deeply into issues associated with language, language rights, education, and linguistic repression in schooling.
Terms Offered
Fall 2025
Course Details
Many English-speaking Americans view societal monolingualism and English-speaking in schools as the standard. This course delves deeply into issues associated with language, language rights, education, and linguistic repression in schooling. The Big Question of our time this course asks is: Are access to education and native language maintenance civil rights? Human rights?
Students in TLPL253 have the opportunity to exchange with graduate students who are majoring in English at Allama Iqbal Open University in Pakistan. Virtual exchange may include asynchronous interaction to complete a group project related to linguistic human rights, development of questions to be submitted for our virtual Guest Speaker Series, or live, synchronous interaction outside of class, depending on students' interests and availability. Students will get to know their Pakistani peers through asynchronous introductions and interaction in the ELMS site.
How you will learn and work
This is a Global Classrooms Connections course.
Cultural Connection
Pakistan
General Education Credits
Distributive Studies - History and Social Sciences
Signature Courses - Big Question
School/College
College of Education
Prerequisites & Restrictions
None
Faculty Highlight
Sarah CK Moore
Dr. Sarah CK Moore is Clinical Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, College of Education. She conducts research in the field of Language Policy and specifically, she investigates the impact of both restrictive educational language policies and monolingual language ideologies, and how both undermine the vitality of multilingualism. Dr. Moore teaches courses in service of linguistic human rights and promoting equity and diversity in educational settings.
Tuition & Scholarship
Course costs should be calculated based on the university’s standard tuition and fees for undergraduate students and graduate students.
Students enrolled in winter and summer Global Classrooms courses may be eligible for the International Education Scholarship.
Cancellation and Refunds
Global Classrooms courses follow UMD's Schedule Adjustment policies.
Questions & Contact Info
For more course information contact Dr. Sarah CK Moore at sckmoore@umd.edu.
For general questions, please contact the Global Classrooms team at globalclassrooms@umd.edu.