LING 2480 Language in Society

Name: Language in Society
Rating: 4.5 (23 reviews)

Explore LING2480 Language in Society at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Eastern Slavic and German Studies
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Psychology B.S. (Class of 2027 and Before): Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2027 and Before)
Psychology B.S.: Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2028 and After)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
23 responses
Instructor rating: 4.68 / 5 · Excellent
23 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Margaret Thomas	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.9	4–6 hrs/week	23 of 34

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Margaret Thomas
Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.68/5