Sociolinguistic and cultural histories of French as a heritage language in Cajun, African, and Native American communities on the road of the blues. Colonial to contemporary language contact situations (Du Sable in Chicago, French Saint-Louis, expulsion of the Acadians, Haitian and Congolese diasporas, Creole French in New Orleans). Dialectal variation based on archival texts, ethnographies, and 20th-century fieldwork recordings. Provides training to co-teach French Gen Ed and experiential courses. Synchronous, hybrid format. Taught in French and English, with readings in both. Meets with FR 417, MDVL 417, and RMLG 417. 4 credit hours. 4 credit hours.