2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LING3010 Linguistics Research Exercise

20 creditsClass Size: 12

Module manager: Clare Wright
Email: c.e.m.wright@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Attendance at Levels 1 and 2 of the Programme.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module students will have practical experience of doing a piece of research in linguistics. They will have the opportunity to test theoretical principles in the analysis and description of real language phenomena.

Syllabus

Data collection, analysis and description, applied to a linguistic topic of the student's choice. Use of appropriate scholarly material.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	6	0.33	2.00
Private study hours			198.00
Total Contact hours			2.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

198 hours planning, carrying out and writing up a research project which has been agreed with the supervisor in advance.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Submission of a plan for the dissertation in Week 3 of Semester 2.

Submission of a short excerpt from the dissertation (about 1500 words) before easter for the supervisor to give feedback in terms of content and style.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	7000 words	100.00
Assignment	Dissertation proposal 1500 words	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 04/10/2018

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