2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LING1500 Key Skills in Linguistics

20 creditsClass Size: 45

Module manager: Chris Norton
Email: c.norton@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This is an introductory module for undergraduates starting a programme that involves linguistic study. It introduces students to over-arching ideas in academic study, and to specific study skills and critical approaches required throughout their undergraduate programmes.

Objectives

This module aims to:
(1) introduce students to conventions of academic discussion and writing;
(2) show students how to use academic sources effectively and acknowledge them appropriately;
(3) explore a variety of methodological approaches used within linguistics;
(4) guide in interpreting statistical representation of findings;
(5) develop students’ critical thinking skills.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:

(1) undertake academic reading and writing in linguistics;
(2) use Leeds Harvard referencing to support their writing and acknowledge their sources;
(3) understand basic research methods in linguistics and phonetics;
(4) evaluate research-level material in linguistics critically;
(5) interpret and compare basic statistical representations used in quantitative linguistic research.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will be able to:

(6) demonstrate foundational academic skills (critical thinking, academic writing, academic language and referencing)
(7) demonstrate foundational work-ready skills (problem solving and analytical skills, active learning, core literacies)

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Independent online learning hours			3.00
Private study hours			187.00
Total Contact hours			10.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminars include formative pair and group work, where students complete exercises to explore new ideas together. Questions and misunderstandings can be addressed through peer and instructor comments as they arise; throughout the module students are able to contribute their ideas and to ask questions about the academic environment they have joined.
Assignment 1 is supported by a formative data gathering task, in which students gather linguistic data themselves, which is then analysed and visualised in in-class group work.
Assignment 2 follows formative in-class exercises on planning essays, writing style and tone. Similar in-class work with peer and instructor feedback is also done prior to both assignments on the differences between quantitative (Assignment 1) and qualitative (Assignment 2) research paradigms and methods.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Critique	Critique	60.00
Source Analysis	Source Analysis	40.00
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: 02/02/2024

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