101-1 People and Their Language (SBU) - online (4 units)

Meetings

Winter Session (12/17/12-1/19/13) - online

Website

http://people.umass.edu/jjmccart/ling-101-online-description.html

Instructors

Margaret Speas []

Description

Language is a uniquely human instinct. It is also our most important cultural artifact. This course examines language as an instinct and as a social construct that dynamically shapes and is shaped by history, class, status, ethnicity, gender, and institutions like the media and the law.

Prerequisites

Offered through Continuing and Professional Education. See http://www.umassulearn.net to enroll.