INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Course Code:
WL 514
Course Group(s):
EDUCATION ELECTIVES
Active Term:
Fall
/ All
Course Description:
This course is for upper-level undergraduates with special permission from the instructor. It does not assume prior language or linguistics study but rather introduces students to the social aspects of language, in general, and to the relationship between language and social factors that affect its usage, such as geography, gender, ethnicity, age and socioeconomic class. Students registered in the graduate section of the course will have an additional research/practical application project which demonstrates an in-depth, integrated understanding of the content at the graduate level.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45