UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Course: LING 200. (How) Language Matters (3)

This course draws heavily from current issues in society to highlight the role of language. It explores strategies used to construct and reflect our identities (as skaters, rappers, school girls, nerds, etc.), to form new meanings and to accommodate popular new technologies (e.g., texting). This course also examines personal and societal perceptions and attitudes toward the language use and competence of others. Students will undertake a challenging, collaborative, hands-on analysis to appreciate (how) language matters. (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities.)

Spring-2024 - Schedule of Classes

LING 200

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