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ENGL-1514: Language and Society

Description: English language variation considered from social, regional, ethnic, gender, and style perspectives. Emphasis on vernacular varieties of American English. Attention paid to the social evolution of different language varieties and sociolinguistic perceptions of language ideologies. Introduction of methods of data analytics.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 24

Average GPA: 3.33 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.45%

Abby J Walker201955.9%27.1%10.1%3.3%1.7%1.7%3.321
Charles R Farrington202449.1%34.0%9.9%2.3%4.1%0.7%3.189
Kira G Morse202366.4%20.5%8.3%1.7%1.2%1.8%3.4810
Katie Carmichael202149.0%40.1%4.9%0.0%3.0%2.9%3.373
Charlene M Eska202264.5%12.9%3.2%6.5%12.9%0.0%3.041

Grade Distribution Over Time

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