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WGS-3134: Gender and Linguistics

Description: Exploration of differences--real and imagined--in the speech of men and women, and the relationship between these differences to culture. Exploration of how language can reflect and reinforce gender inequality. Linguistic phenomena covered: pitch, vocabulary, sound change, language ideologies, and discourse strategies and types.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106 or ENGL-1204H

Required By: ENGL-4084

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: ENGL-3134

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.43 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.24%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.77%

Abby J Walker202178.6%16.6%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.713
Charles R Farrington202456.6%26.4%4.4%3.4%8.1%1.3%3.238
Kathryn P Oshields202391.9%2.6%5.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.812

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