Spring 2027

Topics in English Language and Linguistics

Study of a rotating topic in English language and linguistics, focusing on analyzing linguistic structures and constructing arguments about language, society, and literature.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Juliet Huynh3.8/5Eric Raimy3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 91.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Compare and argue perspectives on a topic in English linguistics.

  • 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.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ENGL 420

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Professors

Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.75/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

Eric Raimy

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Raw average: 3.52/5 from 25 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERIC RAIMY is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIET HUYNH is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 700
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 91.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Topics

  • English language and linguistics
  • Language acquisition, use, and variation
  • Relationships among society, literature, and language

Skills

  • Comparing and arguing perspectives on English linguistics topics
  • Analyzing linguistic structures for acquisition, use, or variation
  • Assessing scholarly literature and formulating original research questions

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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ENGL 420 · Spring 2027

Topics in English Language and Linguistics

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENGL 420 · Spring 2027

Heritage Language/Bilingualism

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENGL 420 · Spring 2027

Quant. Methods for Linguists 1

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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