GER 244 - Real Talk: Why Language Matters

In this course, students study conversational talk and its relationship to broader topics like identity, sexism, racism, and linguistic discrimination in the humanities, literary studies, cultural studies, and applied linguistics. This course emphasizes the conversational experiences of those who experience privilege and marginalization, drawing on intercultural texts and perspectives originating in German-language contexts. Using the tools and methods of conversation analysis, students collect and analyze their own conversations and learn how to write for a variety of discipline-specific contexts and genres. Taught in English.

Units
3
Grade Basis
Regular Grades
Course Attributes
Gen Ed: Tier 2 Individuals and Societies
Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Social Scientist