Postgraduate Course: Linguistic Research Skills (LASC11144)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to research design in linguistics, targeted for ESRC-funded students. |
| Course description |
This course combines Introduction to Language Research (LASC11091) with one of the following Linguistics Research Design courses, as related to the student's degree:
- Sociolinguistic Research Design (LASC11095)
- Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics (LASC11127)
- Language Evolution in the Lab (LASC11124)
Those relevant Course Descriptions should be consulted for more information. Briefly, the course covers 'practical techniques for evaluating others' research, study design and data analysis, and effective communication of research findings' as well as skills, method, theory, and other aspects of linguistic research.
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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
- develop a distinctively linguistic perspective in how we describe and explain what we observe
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Research,Design,Linguistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
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Course secretary | Mrs Elinor Lange
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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