Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will develop understanding of the process of research, and equip students to make a research contribution in Linguistics and English Language. |
| Course description |
The course focuses on understanding and evaluating existing research, principles of research design and hypothesis testing, and effective communication of research findings. Students will work through a representative research articles in different areas of linguistics in a supported way. Together we will consider how research goals are indicated, methods are outlined, data is presented, and results interpreted. There will be additional sessions on statistical literacy, designing a research question, data collection, applying for ethical approval, timeline of the dissertation and writing up.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | research,principles of research,hypothesis testing,effective communication |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Cowie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8392
Email: claire.cowie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sasha Wood
Tel:
Email: swood310@ed.ac.uk |
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