Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
Mestrado Universitario en Estudos Ingleses Avanzados e as súas Aplicacións (2013) |
Subjects |
Methodology and Research in English Linguistics |
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Identifying Data | 2017/18 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Methodology and Research in English Linguistics | Code | 613505001 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatoria | 3 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
Presentations | (tips for the preparation of different modes of presentation of research: oral presentations, posters, handouts, etc.). |
Literature research and resources for linguistic research | (how to write the literature review of an essay/dissertation; how to search databases, catalogues etc.; introduction to main websites, software, reference grammars and dictionaries; etc.). |
Research questions and research outline | (types of research questions and hypotheses; how to elaborate a research proposal; overview of quantitative and qualitative methods for linguistic research). |
Data collection methods and research ethics | (variety of methods in linguistic research, e.g. corpora, introspection, surveys; ethical approval and informants’ consent; etc.). |
Referencing and writing conventions in linguistics | (e.g. unified style sheet in linguistics; how to cite reference sources; use of italics, glosses, exemplification, etc.; academic malpractice, e.g. plagiarism, collusion, etc.). |
Research paper | (abstract, structure, publication, etc.). |
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