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This course is intended to give students taking the Masters of Research in Linguistics advanced knowledge of a specific subfield of linguistic research. Students will attend an Honours level course offered in Language & Linguistics and complete a research paper in the relevant area on a topic to be agreed with the programme coordinator.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is intended to give students taking the Masters of Research in Linguistics advanced knowledge of a specific subfield of research in Linguistics. Students will attend an Honours level course offered in Language & Linguistics and complete a research paper in the relevant area on a topic to be agreed with the programme coordinator.
Students will select an area of study from the Honours courses available in Language & Linguistics in HS2. Students who have completed an MA in Language & Linguistics at the University of Aberdeen will not be permitted to complete this module for a course they have already taken as an undergraduate.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
5,000 - 6,000 word essay. Feedback will be in the form of written grader comments, provided through the essay submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse language data in a specialist area of Linguistics using appropriate frameworks. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate arguments made in the literature pertaining to a specialist area of Linguistics. |
| Factual | Understand | Have advanced critical knowledge in a specialist area of Linguistics. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply appropriate instruments to the collection of language data in a specialist area of Linguistics. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
5,000 - 6,000 word essay. Feedback will be in the form of written grader comments, provided through the essay submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Have advanced critical knowledge in a specialist area of Linguistics. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply appropriate instruments to the collection of language data in a specialist area of Linguistics. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse language data in a specialist area of Linguistics using appropriate frameworks. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate arguments made in the literature pertaining to a specialist area of Linguistics. |
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