ENG 411 Linguistics

An exploration of language from a societal and a personal perspective, this course is designed to make students aware of the nature and importance of language in life and in learning. In order to make the student aware of language as a field of study, to show the basic assumptions and methods of linguistics, and to introduce the terminology and scholarship in the field, course material will focus on the theory and the pragmatics of language study and analysis. Course work will include written and oral projects as well as field study.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG 101, ENG 102/ENG 103, and at least one semester of Literature.

Distribution

Humanities

Offered

Fall, even-numbered years