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LINGUIS 213

TOPICS IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS

3 credits.

Introduction to sociolinguistics through study of a particular topic. Focuses on how language is shaped by social factors such as gender, ethnicity, education, social status, and geographic location.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and critically evaluate published research in academic journals. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Summarize key research questions surrounding a specific topic in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify, compare, and contrast major theoretical frameworks on a specific topic in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret results of various data collection methods relevant to topics in sociolinguistics (quantitative, qualitative, experimental, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe and critically evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different methodological and analytical approaches in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify and discuss the relationship between features of human society and some aspect of language. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Examine and discuss your own beliefs about languages and language users and how these beliefs inform our use of language in interaction. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and critically evaluate published research in academic journals. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Summarize key research questions surrounding a specific topic in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify, compare, and contrast major theoretical frameworks on a specific topic in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret results of various data collection methods relevant to topics in sociolinguistics (quantitative, qualitative, experimental, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe and critically evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different methodological and analytical approaches in sociolinguistics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify and discuss the relationship between features of human society and some aspect of language. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Examine and discuss your own beliefs about languages and language users and how these beliefs inform our use of language in interaction. Audience: Undergraduate

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