LIN 150: Language, Race, and Ethnicity at Borough of Manhattan Community College
3 credits · Spring 2027
Language, Race, and Ethnicity (LIN 150) at Borough of Manhattan Community College has 8 ways to take it in Spring 2027. 8 of 8 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: John Grasso, Tuvi Voorhees, Cynthia Wiseman, and M Balmat, with 1 section still to be announced.
Of the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, John Grasso ranks chillest (Chill) and Cynthia Wiseman least chill (Busy).
Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.
Requirements
Prerequisite: English Proficiency Index of 55 or higher, or ESL 94RW or higher
About this course
This course explores historical, cultural, and theoretical perspectives on the relationship between language, race, and ethnicity in the United States and its territories. It examines how language is understood to reflect, reproduce, and/or challenge and defy racial and ethnic boundaries, and how ideas about race and ethnicity influence the ways in which people use and construe language. It covers topics such as racialization and racism, ethnicization, notions of authenticity, repertoire, codeswitching and style shifting, linguistic mocking and linguistic racism, language ideology, and identity formation. This course will examine language varieties such as Black American English and its cross-racial uses by other groups, Chicano English and Spanglish, Hawaiian English, and American Indian English.
Best professors for LIN 150 at Borough of Manhattan CC, Spring 2027
- John GrassoChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
2 sections · 2 open · ★ 5.0 (31) · difficulty 1.9/5 · 100% would take again
- Tuvi VoorheesChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 2.8 (4) · difficulty 2.5/5 · 50% would take again
- Cynthia WisemanChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
2 sections · 2 open · ★ 2.9 (46) · difficulty 3.7/5 · 44% would take again
- M BalmatNo ratings found
2 sections · 2 open
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
LIN 150 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 11:15 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
8 of 8 sections · 8 open
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about LIN 150 at Borough of Manhattan CC
- Who teaches LIN 150 at Borough of Manhattan CC in Spring 2027?
- John Grasso, Tuvi Voorhees, Cynthia Wiseman, and M Balmat are listed for Spring 2027; 1 section still has no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is LIN 150 at Borough of Manhattan CC hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.7 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a LIN 150 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.