Transnational and Intercultural Language and Communication
Linguistics · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Second Year
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LING-3106 prerequisites
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Where LING-3106 counts
Counts toward 1 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- LING 3-YEAR BA
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Description
The course looks at the origins and development of language from a historical perspective and moves into specific case studies of unilingual, bilingual, and multilingual groups, their languages, how they communicate, and representational media used by the group. Students focus closely on how groups communicate with one another, often by using common languages and the practice of translation, and how groups use languages to represent their culture to other groups and within the group. Central to such transnational and intercultural communication is the representation of identity and heritage. As languages change, identity changes also occur.
Requisite courses
Any section of Academic Writing (or exemption from the writing requirement) and completion of 24 credit hours. Students taking a Major in Rhetoric and Communication must complete Academic Writing before taking this course [prerequisite(s)].
Cross-listed
RHET-3156(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.