(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
By the end of Level 3, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate a coherent and detailed understanding of key terms and concepts associated with multiple areas of linguistics
2. critically evaluate specific approaches to the study of language, demonstrating an understanding of the role of empirical evidence in theoretical debates
Skills Learning Outcomes
By the end of Level 3, students will be able to:
1. plan and carry out a thorough linguistic analysis of selected written and/or spoken data
2. demonstrate a thorough command of selected formal, qualitative and/or quantitative methods of linguistic analysis, and apply selected methods to unfamiliar data or theoretical issues
3. show an advanced command of specific techniques for analysing language data, at least including either phonetic transcription or syntactic annotation
4. plan, design and execute a piece of independent research with appropriate supervision
5. address ethical and methodological issues involved in collecting and analysing linguistic data
6. independently summarize and synthesize complex ideas in relation to the study of language
7. present an extended coherent argument in an appropriate written or oral style, based on a substantial amount of independent research, with limited guidance
8. independently apply conventions of acknowledging and referencing source material
Competence Standards
1. Demonstrate understanding of key facts and ideas about the study of Linguistics.
2. Identify, explain, and evaluate debates, concepts, and principles which are features of the study of Linguistics.
3. Design and demonstrate an independent and self-guided research project with the appropriate support when required.
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme. These will include a compulsory dissertation and may include essays, exams, analysis tasks, group presentations, research proposals, and research projects giving students opportunities to develop key skills such as critical thinking, advanced problem solving, the ability to analyse authentic language data, synthesise information from multiple sources and critically evaluate current theoretical debates.
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