Language, Race, and Identity
ENGL 319 explores the intersection of culture, genetics, and formal language properties, focusing on American English dialects and language disorders.
Summary
Historical reviews of Thomas Purnell: Assignments sometimes contain typos and unclear wording, requiring students to seek clarification. Weekly work is easy, but the final project is important.
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Prerequisites
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Thomas Purnell: Thomas Purnell is described as knowledgeable and helpful, with engaging lectures on race and language that prioritize interpretation over memorization. Students find the class interesting and enjoyable, noting that active participation and attendance are key to success.
THOMAS PURNELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Thomas Purnell: Students generally find Purnell's classes interesting and enjoyable, particularly his discussions on race and language. While most enjoy the class, one reviewer found it awful due to perceived political bias.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.67 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 73.5% A/AB (n=196 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Thomas Purnell: Assignments sometimes contain typos and unclear wording, requiring students to seek clarification. Weekly work is easy, but the final project is important.
Historical reviews of Thomas Purnell: Attendance is recommended as the course scope can be vague. Assigned books are not necessary to pass.
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Model & dataset provenance
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