HUMAN 133 - People, Language and Culture

Credits: 5
Examines the relationship between people, language and culture, in particular how the language of a national or ethnic group provides a key to understanding the people who speak that language. Explores the fundamentals of cross-linguistic writing systems and language change. Pulls from the disciplines of linguistics, literature, religion, mythology, art, music and /or history as a basis to study modern people, language and culture.

Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL 099.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Discuss the global relationship between people, language and culture.
Identify the cross-linguistic connection of the world’s languages.
Examine some of the differences among the world’s peoples, languages and cultures.
Relate oneself to languages and cultures of the world in a multicultural context.
Discuss global writing systems and the process they have undergone to produce modern systems.
Express viewpoints that demonstrate growth in intercultural competence.

Program Outcomes

Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.