Overview
Description
Nature and function of language, including an introduction to the linguistics subsystems of modern English and the development of the English language.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Corequisite
ENG 100ENG 100LENG 101ENG 113
Corequisites
ENG 102ENG 104ENG 114
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): (ENG 100 and ENG 100L) or ENG 101 or ENG 113 or Corequisite.
Corequisites
Corequisite(s): ENG 102 or ENG 104 or ENG 114.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ANTH 281
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify fundamental concepts within linguistic anthropology which address issues of human communicative behavior.
- use proposed theories from anthropology, linguistics and other social sciences together with empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
- articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexual identity, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practice.
- analyze and interpret information about cultural and linguistic differences, rules, and biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.
- articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives and in turn, communicative behavior.