We do all at least know who Saussure is, right? And have a basic understanding of the whole langue/parole distinction?
Oh my fucking lord, I am so never signing up to teach this course again. . .
Google is your friend. The resouces available from Linguist List, likewise, are your friends.
I'm not your damn friend. And you ain't mine.
nah nah, not just linguists, my bigbrained friend, crit theorists & others in lit depts also read Saussure [usually as a prelude to Lacan]- we just use it in different ways than ya'll do.