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ENGL-1504: Introduction to Contemporary Linguistics

Description: Introduction to the sounds of language, processes by which words and sentences are formed, how the meanings of words are established by context, and why languages vary and change over time.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ENGL-4074, ENGL-4084, ENGL-4144, PSYC-4154

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.11 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.38%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.44%

Kathryn P Oshields202264.7%11.8%11.8%0.0%11.8%0.0%3.181
Joseph F Eska202250.0%25.0%20.9%0.0%4.2%0.0%3.151
Charlene M Eska202345.7%30.9%13.2%3.3%5.0%1.9%3.0713
Abby J Walker202447.1%38.2%14.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.311
Staff Flego202458.3%25.0%16.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.321

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W