Language, Identity, and Power
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Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
21200
Course Title
Language, Identity, and Power
Department(s)
Description
This course examines intersections of language and society, introducing important theories about how language is used, perceived, taught, and treated in the US and beyond. The course provides opportunities to investigate societal structures and attitudes surrounding language that create and uphold hierarchies, empowering some groups and disadvantaging others.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Requirement Designation
FIS - Flexible Core - Individual and Society
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
017434