Note: This class is open to high school students only.
Linguistic anthropology is a branch of anthropology that studies the role of language in the social lives of individuals and communities. Linguistic anthropology explores how language shapes communication. Language plays a huge role in social identity, group membership, and establishing cultural beliefs and ideologies.
In this class, we will explore the history of language and its importance in the past to the modern world. Students will engage in the exploration of various languages in audible & written form while exercising and decoding information in a research-based environment.