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LING 11

Sociolinguistics: Scientific Study of Language and Society

Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to key topics in sociolinguistics such as language variation, the performativity of language, language attitudes and ideologies, and the sociocognitive underpinnings of human communication. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students learn to analyze language in its social context, gaining insights into the intricate relationship between linguistic practices and social structures. By critically examining how language reflects and reinforces systems of power, privilege, and inequality--and how it shapes perspective and access--students are equipped with tools to engage thoughtfully with the complex sociolinguistic realities of the world around them. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.86
n = 112 · 1 term · ± 0.049
A range
91%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.0%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 11225S
Enrolment by term: 25S 112
Peak 112 Most recent 112 in 25S 1 term on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 75 · 67.0%
  • A 20 · 17.9%
  • A- 7 · 6.3%
  • B+ 4 · 3.6%
  • B 2 · 1.8%
  • B- 3 · 2.7%
  • C 1 · 0.9%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
BAHTINA, DARIA 3.88 3.89 112 1 91%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term