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

Course Schedule