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APPLS 301Language, Culture, and Identity

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Applied Language Studies
Cross-listed
GER 301

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides an introductory overview of fundamental concepts of language, culture, and identity and relates them to foreign/second language learning and teaching. The course is not language-specific but rather addresses general questions related to learning and using more than one language.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Notes

  • Taught in English

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Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it83% easy67% useful

From 3 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Very dry content compared to REES/GER 262. Mostly textbook reading and writing.

    Oct 2020 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • An interesting course to investigate the role language plays in a variety of areas.

    Jul 2020 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Very enjoyable course, you discuss very interesting stuff regarding culture and language and identity during class. Includes 2 assignments and 2 group presentations. Most of classmates can speak more than 1 language pretty well so there is a lot of diversity and fun there, given the material. It requires a lot of reading and preparation for each class though. Midterm and final are not so hard but you'll need to know your stuff.

    Dec 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

10 posts and comments in 9 threads mention APPLS 301, August 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2021

What's a course you've taken that made you think "everyone needs to take this course" and why? 77 points, 48 comments

“Whether it had a lot of applicable information for daily life, really changed your point of view on something, or was just extremely interesting. …”

u/FireBlazinDrakon: “The first few units of Engl 306A (Linguistics) were really interesting for me, teaches a lot about why we talk/pronounce things the way we do. …”

u/watson-and-crick: “… Another good course for this is APPLS 301 (Language, Culture, and Identity). …”

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Fall 2020

Easy Electives you took this term 6 points, 6 comments

“W21 is my last term. Already course selected but might switch out of a few classes. Were there any classes that you took this term that seemed manageable or easy? …”

u/steminem4122: “Tbh if you don't mind working in a group and writing, APPLS301 was 40% participation and grading was pretty chill. It's entirely groupwork though”

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Fall 2019

What can i do with a minor in applied linguistics? 1 point, 3 comments

“I have 8 electives in total , and i already took 3 language course. Just wondering what people do with an applied linguistics minor, in terms career wise. …”

u/watson-and-crick: “… If so I'm in appls 301 atm and really loving it. The other 3 appls courses are a lot more specific to language acquisition and teaching, so I think theyre really only relevant if youre interested in teaching language at some point. …”

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Spring 2018

Fall 2017

PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments

u/RayDWatson: “Testing all course codes 1/61: [[ACC604]] [[ACC605]] [[ACC606]] [[ACC607]] [[ACC608]] [[ACC609]] [[ACC610]] [[ACC611]] [[ACC620]] [[ACC621]] [[ACC622]] [[ACC623]] [[ACC624]] [[ACC625]] [[ACC626]] …”

u/RayDWatson: “… [[ANTH614]] [[ANTH655]] [[ANTH659]] [[ANTH660]] [[ANTH661]] [[ANTH662]] [[APPLS205R]] [[APPLS301]] [[APPLS304R]] [[APPLS306R]] [[ARBUS100]] [[ARBUS101]] [[ARBUS102]] [[ARBUS200]] [[ARBUS201]] [[ARBUS202]] [[ARBUS204]] [[ARBUS300]]”

u/UWCourseLinker: “… ANTH 662 - Human Adaptation and Evolution APPLS 205R - Second Language Acquisition APPLS 301 - Language, Culture, and Identity APPLS 304R - Second Language Teaching Methodology APPLS 306R - Second Language Assessment and Testing ARBUS 100 - Introduction to Arts and Business …”

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Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 321 ANTH 355 ANTH 382 ANTH 391 ANTH 440 ANTH 499A ANTH 499B ANTH 600 ANTH 608 APPLS 205R APPLS 301 ARBUS 100 ARBUS 101 ARBUS 200 ARBUS 202 ARBUS 300 ARBUS 301 ARBUS 400 ARCH 100 ARCH 110 ARCH 125 ARCH 142 ARCH 172 ARCH 192 ARCH 212 ARCH 246 ARCH 260 ARCH 263 ARCH 292 ARCH 327 …”

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Spring 2016

Spring 2014

Alternate Minor Application 1 point, 4 comments

“I'm finishing up 2B CS at the moment, and I'm want to submit a proposal to the CS advisors about an alternate plan, instead of a regular minor/breadth and depth requirements. …”

u/valryuu: “There's an Applied Languages Minor you should look into. Could you tell me more about this alternate plan thing? I feel like it's something I might want to try for myself, too.”

u/IAmTheKingOfSpain: “I suppose I didn't mention it in my post: The APPLS minor is actually the one I can't take, because APPLS 205 and 301 are only offered in Fall, and I'm planning to be in Germany for my only remaining Fall term. The alternate plan is as far as I know only available for CS. …”

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