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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Special Topics in Sociolinguistics (LASC11001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course covers topics and methods for the advanced study of variationist sociolinguistics. Through advanced readings and an independent research project proposal, students will examine the theories and practices associated with data collection and data analysis in sociolinguistics. This option complements and develops ideas and materials that were introduced in the core courses in sociolinguistics and text analysis. The course will include readings and discussion of some of the principles, issues and problems that underlie special topics such as language and identity, sociophonetics, and methodological issues in fieldwork and quantitative data analysis. The course develops foundational issues in sociolinguistics through a survey of cutting edge research in the field. Each year the focus will be on a different special topic that is highly relevant to the on-going research of the course organisers and likely participants.

Feedback Events:
One-on-one 30-minutes meetings with each student regarding the assessment
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 166 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Two assignments: 2000 words (40%) and 3000 words (60%)

Assignment 1: 2000 words (40%). Mock peer review of a relevant article
Maximum Word Count: 2000 words
Assignment Deadline: Monday 23rd February 2015, 12 noon
Return Date: 17th March 2015

Assignment 2: 3000 words (60%). Mock peer review of a second article combined with a project proposal
Maximum Word count: 3000 words
Assignment Deadline: Monday 6th April 2015, 12 noon
Return Date: 28th April 2015
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
- optimal data-collection methods and goals;
- what benefits and costs are associated with experiential modes of data collection, such as ethnography;
- what benefits and costs are associated with experimental modes of data collection, such as elicitation tasks;
- how we can measure success of a given method of data collection
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Lauren Hall-Lew
Tel: (0131 6)51 1836
Email: Lauren.Hall-Lew@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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