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Sociolinguistics

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Tu 7p.m. – 9:45p.m.		 McCormack M01-0415 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
Tu 7p.m. – 9:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0415
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

This course examines language use in society in various contextual domains. It focuses on interactions in the classroom and local communities and the co-constructing and indexing of gendered, racial, and classed identities. The course addresses the latest theories and research in sociolinguistics and their implications. Topics include language and power, discourse and media representations, urban ethnographic studies, and ideologies of standardized languages.

Prerequisites

APLING 601 & 603 & 605

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M01-0415

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 15

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jennifer Sclafani

Tuition*

$2557 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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