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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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LING 205 001 (CRN: 12793)
LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
Long Title: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
Department: Linguistics
Instructor: McCleary, Bryce
Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 180
Section Enrolled: 31
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 180
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 37
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 3:33PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: This course treats language as a social phenomenon to show how language, personal identity and institutions of social control inter-relate. The course focuses on linguistic interaction in daily life and how gender, ethnic, class, activity, and geographic variation affect language use. Cross-list: SWGS 205.