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Apr 04, 2025
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2025-2026_College Catalog
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ANT 103 - Culture and Language
Credits: 3
Lecture: Three lecture.
An introductory survey of the basic history, concepts, assumptions, theories, and vocabulary of linguistic anthropology and their application within the discipline.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- describe the range and importance of linguistic expression within the evolution of the human species;
- define human language within the larger context of communication;
- explore specific sound systems and systems of meaning within specific human languages;
- demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and theoretical perspectives related to human language;
- explain the role of culture, performance and power in language use and identity;
- demonstrate an understanding of the origin of written language and literacy;
- describe the role of culturally specific dialects, and genderlects in human communication;
- and describe the impacts of globalization on monolingualism, multilingualism, and language endangerment.
General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Special Requirement(s): Ethnic, Race, and Gender Awareness, Contemporary Global and International Awareness, Historical Awareness
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