Undergraduate Course: Current Issues in Syntax (LASC10071)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Detailed exploration of significant issues in current theoretical syntax.
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| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Full year visiting and exchange students who wish to take this course should take Syntax: theory and practice in Semester 1. Students visiting for the second semester only should have taken an intermediate course in syntax, and seek permission of the instructor. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 15 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Project work on an approved topic (100%) |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| To be able to read current primary literature in syntax; to formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses; and to compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | syntax,linguistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: |
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