Spring 2027

English Language Variation in the U.s.

Describes and analyzes geographical and social variation in English in the United States, covering dialects, language ideology, and linguistic structures.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.84 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain how various geographic dialects of American English stand in relation to standard language ideology.

  • Analyze linguistic structures relevant to language acquisition, use, or variation.

  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

  • Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate and pursue an original research question in the context of those gaps.

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Prerequisites

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ENGL 316

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.84 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Geographical and social variation in English in the United States
  • Geographic dialects of American English and standard language ideology
  • Linguistic structures relevant to language acquisition, use, or variation
  • Relationships among society, literature, and language underlying the construction of beliefs

Skills

  • Explain how various geographic dialects of American English stand in relation to standard language ideology.
  • Analyze linguistic structures relevant to language acquisition, use, or variation.
  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.
  • Assess scholarly literature, identify gaps, and formulate and pursue an original research question.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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