Explores the history and use of "bad;" language, including issues of politeness, impoliteness, swearing, slang, and humor. In readings, lectures and discussions, we examine contexts of language use: who can say what, when, how and under what communicative conditions.

Introduces the field of applied linguistics, learning about language acquisition, use, and teaching in multilingual contexts from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Also, introduces research models that examine psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, and/or educational aspects of multilingualism..

Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.