Accents of English Preference to freshmen. The accents of English, focusing on the U.S. and other parts of the world.
Students produce a description of an accent of English.
Language and Law Preference to sophomores. How legal language became crystallized in the quest for precision, definition, and the goals of the profession. The various purposes and audiences of legal language in the courtroom and in documentation. The history of legal language in English. The emergence of standard English in Britain in connection with the establishment of Caxton's printing press in the late 15th century.