Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course provides an introduction to the languages of the world: the diversity, structural characteristics, and methods of classifying languages into families and types. It examines the distinctive features of several representative languages through class discussion, readings, and online materials. It addresses pidgins and creoles; unaffiliated languages; language contact; language endangerment, death, and revitalization; and new directions in research, along with related ethical and socio-political issues and concerns. 