Class Number: 1289
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week Description: This course examines language variation and the social and structural factors that create and perpetuate linguistic discrimination. Students will study the origins of prescriptive grammar rules, attitudes toward accents and dialects, the teaching of standard English, and national language policies. Students will develop potential strategies to combat linguistic prejudice and subordination in classroom contexts and beyond.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
T 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM 01/17/2025 - 05/16/2025 Del Norte Hall 3540 Taryn Hakala
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/17/2025
End Date: 05/16/2025
Grading: Letter Grade

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Enrollment Total: 12
Available Seats: 18
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0


Textbook / Other Materials

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781000774498
Title: English with an Accent
Author: Barrett
Publish: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781138041936
Title: English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, & Disc
Author: Barrett
Publish: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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  • Upper Division
  • In-Person
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