Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 101854

Coordinator Dariush Izadi Opens in new window

Description This unit aims to help postgraduate students acquire the knowledge and skills to design and carry out a research project in the field of Languages and Linguistics (I.e. Contrastive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language-in-Education Planning, First and Second Language Acquisition, Interpreting and Translation, Discourse Analysis and Descriptive Linguistics). It includes theoretical and practical work in specific areas of research in Languages and Linguistics.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Linguistics

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Equivalent Subjects LANG 7024 - Language and Linguistics Research Methods

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. undertake the basic steps to conducting research;
2. examine the main research methodologies, analytical techniques, and research and writing strategies relevant to the field of languages and linguistics;
3. read critically and review research papers in the field of languages and linguistics;
4. employ, where applicable, basic techniques in descriptive and inferential statistics; and
5. produce a design for a research project, and conduct a small research project.

Subject Content

Familiarity with and understanding of UWS Ethics in Postgraduate Research (Principles of Ethical Conduct, Approval Process of Research Involving Human Participants, etc.)
Research models used in the field of Language and Linguistics, including qualitative and quantitative approaches
Critical reading and comments of a representative sample of research papers in the field of Languages and Linguistics
Basic descriptive statistical concepts and techniques
Basic inferential statistical concepts and techniques
Data collection and analysis in the field of Language and Linguistics
Transcription of oral data
An appreciation of, and the ability to use, the prescribed academic register of English appropriate to research