CH 3745 - The Politics of Language

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Comparative Humanities

Description:

This course explores the political dimensions of language in the contemporary U.S., as well as in an international context. It focuses on issues of language and power, bilingualism, literacy, and visual versus spoken and written communication. Approaches from Psychology, theory of education, and sociolinguistic will be applied to the problems of language in the media, "standard" and dialect speech. Offered periodically.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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