Language, Health and Medicine. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course focuses on the relationship between language, culture, health, and personal identity through an investigation of scientific, philosophical, linguistic, and anthropological approaches. Topics may include the connection between language, linguistic competency, cultural identity, and immigration; prestige and stigma associated with languages and accents; language-related implicit bias and epistemic injustice in contexts of health; and the edifying role of language on the self. (Formerly titled: "Language, Culture and the Self."). Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.