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LN5546: ADVANCED TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS B (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:44


Course Overview

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.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Elspeth Edelstein
  • Dr Johannes Heim

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Master Of Research In Linguistics
  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

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.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 40 Feedback Weeks 43

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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
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseAnalyse language data in a specialist area of Linguistics using appropriate frameworks.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate arguments made in the literature pertaining to a specialist area of Linguistics.
FactualUnderstandHave advanced critical knowledge in a specialist area of Linguistics.
ProceduralApplyApply appropriate instruments to the collection of language data in a specialist area of Linguistics.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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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
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandHave advanced critical knowledge in a specialist area of Linguistics.
ProceduralApplyApply appropriate instruments to the collection of language data in a specialist area of Linguistics.
ConceptualAnalyseAnalyse language data in a specialist area of Linguistics using appropriate frameworks.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate arguments made in the literature pertaining to a specialist area of Linguistics.

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