Language, Culture, Society
Language, Culture and Society In this course students will be introduced to the comparative, ethnographic study of language in relation to socio-cultural context. Our readings will be drawn from diverse global settings and will focus upon language as the means by which people shape and are shaped by the social worlds in which they live. We will examine contrasts in ways of speaking across different communities, personal identities, and institutions. We will explore the consequences of communicative difference across a range of contact situations, including everyday conversation among peers, service encounters, political elections, and global connections or disconnections made possible through new media.
Language, Culture and Society In this course students will be introduced to the comparative, ethnographic study of language in relation to socio-cultural context. Our readings will be drawn from diverse global settings and will focus upon language as the means by which people shape and are shaped by the social worlds in which they live. We will examine contrasts in ways of speaking across different communities, personal identities, and institutions. We will explore the consequences of communicative difference across a range of contact situations, including everyday conversation among peers, se …Read more
This is the only class I've ever consistently skipped. It was so incredibly boring, and the professor never bothered to switch up her teaching style, even when every single student was either skipping or doing other things on their laptops during class. The biggest waste of time and money in my college career thus far.
Elements of the curriculum were engaging, even to a person who had never taken a class in linguistics or anthropology. While she was very passionate about her subject, the Professor's lectures were not engaging. 4 papers total, grading was fair but it was difficult to discern her expectations.