Postgraduate Course: Linguistic Research Skills (LASC11144)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to research design in linguistics, targeted for ESRC-funded students. |
| Course description |
This course combines Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) with one of the following Linguistics Research Design courses, as related to the student's degree:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124)
Those relevant Course Descriptions should be consulted for more information. Briefly, the course covers 'practical techniques for evaluating others' research, study design and data analysis, and effective communication of research findings' as well as skills, method, theory, and other aspects of linguistic research.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
127 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
See Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) and the relevant one of the following three:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124) |
| Feedback |
See Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) and the relevant one of the following three:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124) |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- learn how to develop a research question of their own
- design an appropriate study to answer their question
- learn principles of statistical analysis
- learn effective ways of communicating research findings
- develop a distinctively linguistic perspective in how we describe and explain what we observe
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Reading List
See Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) and the relevant one of the following three:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
See Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) and the relevant one of the following three:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124)
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| Keywords | Research,Design,Linguistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Josef Fruehwald
Tel: (0131 6)50 3983
Email: Josef.Frueh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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