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Spring 2018 | LING 1701 Section 050: Language and Society (51058)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 240
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
- Enrollment Status:
Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Role of language in human social interaction; linguistic indicators of social status and attitudes; language and sex roles; linguistic ecology; language planning for multilingual communities; implications for education and public policy.
- Class Description:
- When you talk, you give out clues about who you are and where you come from. Sociolinguists have found that patterns of language use are affected by age, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and other aspects of people and situations. This course reflects on the relationship between language and such social variables. We will also examine multilingual situations such contact between speakers of different languages, and their implications for language loss and language change. Implications of sociolinguistic findings for educators will also be discussed.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
40% Reflection Papers
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51058/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 May 2008
Spring 2018 | LING 1701 Section 051: Language and Society (51059)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 240
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 050
- Enrollment Status:
Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Role of language in human social interaction; linguistic indicators of social status and attitudes; language and sex roles; linguistic ecology; language planning for multilingual communities; implications for education and public policy.
- Class Description:
- When you talk, you give out clues about who you are and where you come from. Sociolinguists have found that patterns of language use are affected by age, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and other aspects of people and situations. This course reflects on the relationship between language and such social variables. We will also examine multilingual situations such contact between speakers of different languages, and their implications for language loss and language change. Implications of sociolinguistic findings for educators will also be discussed.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
40% Reflection Papers
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51059/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 May 2008
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