Language and Culture for ESL 95

This course combines Language and Culture (LIN 100) and Intensive Writing (ESL 95). This course will introduce the student to the study of Language and Culture. The course will introduce related topics, such as bilingual/bidialectal families and bilingual education, language and gender, literacy in a changing, technological society, child language acquisition, and different dialects and registers of English. The readings will draw on works in linguistics, literature and related fields. Students will work on critical reading and produce writing based on the readings in connections with their own experiences and backgrounds. Students will receive an earned grade in LIN 100.6 that is equivalent to a grade earned in LIN 100.This is an accelerated course that combines credit-bearing and developmental content. Passing LIN100.6 meets the writing proficiency milestone requirement;

Fall, Spring

FIS - Flexible Core - Individual and Society

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