ENG 771 - Sociolinguistics

3 Credit(s) This course investigates the relationship between language and human society. Students will evaluate current and classic sociolinguistic theory and research and will gather language data for an original research paper. Students will become familiar with a variety of topics applicable to this field including language variety; language and ethnicity; language, language choice; language and gender; and aspects of language and culture. The challenges inherent to societal issues related to language, literacy, and education will be covered in depth.