0502-457 - Language,Dialects,and Identity

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course will examine varieties of language that result from regional and social factors (gender, race, ethnicity and class). We will also explore the ways in which language is tied to our identity and marks our place in society as a result of such variation. Focus topics will include dialects of American English, language and gender, bi/multilingualism, attitudes towards nonstandard and standard varieties of English, and language policy (e.g. the movement to declare English our national language, Ebonics). Part of the writing studies concentration and minor. May also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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