Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will equip students to make a research contribution in Linguistics & English Language.
Lectures will be held in Semester 1, and students are encouraged to attend Linguistic Circle talks which are held throughout the year. |
| Course description |
The course focuses on understanding and evaluating existing research, principles of research design and hypothesis testing, and effective communication of research findings.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, 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:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
53 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Short assignments will be designed to give students practice with the research techniques discussed in class.
The course is assessed as pass / fail with coursework that students bring to class for discussion and assessment together (e.g., questions from readings and practice at writing abstracts). A final passing mark will be based on participation in more than half of the assignments. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will include in-class discussions of assignments and written answers to questions relating to assignments. |
| 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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Attend all lectures and departmental seminars as scheduled |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alice Turk
Tel: (0131 6)50 3483
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: |
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