ENGL 421 - Sociolinguistics of Mobility

4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores sociolinguistics, i.e., the study of language in society in the era of mass migration. Focuses on how the mobility of people, discourses and resources affects patterns of language use on the one hand, and understandings of language, culture and identity on the other. Topics investigate how dominant ideologies about language, identity and nation-state lead to different social inequalities among mobile populations.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites C or better in ENGL 103; ENGL 240 or ENGL 430 or permission of instructor.