2018 Spring
LS 180B 1 - LEC 1
Language and Power
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
10
Enrolled: 110
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 120
Waitlist Max: 40
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 9TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Morgan 101
Other classes by Claire J Kramsch
+ 2 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
"Sticks and stones/ Can break my bones/ But words will never hurt me"—but is that really so? People do things with words and in turn words do things to people. Language can inform or deceive, seduce or insult, make us fall in love or kill our reputation. What is it about language that gives it that power? How can sounds in a conversation, signs on a page make us laugh or cry? What does it take to speak and be not only heard but actually responded to? How do our words remember, imagine, anticipate, respond to the words of others? And how can we acquire conversational power? This course will explore the workings of language as social symbolic power in everyday life, as well as the relation between language and identity, ideology and myth.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
No credit for students who have taken L&S C180T or German C109.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Textbook information is not available for Spring 2018.