ENG 340 - Language Uses and Abuses

Institution:

Stephens College

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Description:

(3 hrs.) (Prerequisites: ENG 102/206 or LBA 108/208, junior standing or permission of instructor; required of English and Creative Writing majors.) (offered alternate years) Language and literacy have the power to inspire or to debase, to communicate or to deceive, to liberate or to enslave. This course explores the ethical implications of language use, especially in the realms of advertising, politics, the arts and the professions, as well as private life, and considers the impact of changing technologies on the role of language in the present and the future.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stephens.edu

Phone Number:

(573) 442-2211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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