LING30150

Learning Outcomes:

Learn to carry out research including the following:
- identify research question(s)
- identify the relevant background literature
- learn about and apply research methods, frameworks etc.
- collect data/build a corpus and analyse relevant material
- present research findings

Indicative Module Content:

During Autumn, students who have meet the criteria mentioned in the module descriptor can propose a research project in consultation with a staff member based on their own interests.

Research questions linked to any Linguistics modules can be suggested as a potential topic (Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Syntax, World Englishes, etc.)

If the project can be facilitated by one of the staff members, that staff member will then supervise the development of the project (literature review, methodology, results, discussion, etc.) during the Spring trimester.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

To be able to register to this module:
- Students must propose a project to a potential supervisor towards the end of the Autumn trimester and gain approval before they can be properly registered.
- Students wishing to register for this module are required to have a minimum Stage 2 GPA of 3.08.
- They also need to have a minimum of a B+ in a Stage 2 module that represents or is closely allied to their area of interest.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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