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LING600 Dissertation in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics

Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 On line
Armidale Trimester 2 On line
Armidale Year Long 1 On line
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in the MAAL(Hons) and permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

possible to commence year-long option with mid-year entry
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Liz Ellis (eellis4@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit allows qualified students to take their studies to a higher level in a specific area of linguistics. The unit involves a dissertation of 15,000 words written under the close supervision of a member of staff, on a topic negotiated with the supervisor. Students who obtain a good grade in the dissertation unit are well equipped to pursue a higher research degree in linguistics.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Dissertation 100% 15,000
Assessment Notes
The dissertation will be written in stages with feedback from the supervisor given at every stage
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-3 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. formulate and investigate research questions pertaining to linguistics and/or applied linguistics;
  2. exercise higher order, independent research skills;
  3. apply advanced analytical abilities, in using a broad range of research materials, often from several media, in order to answer research questions;
  4. demonstrate high level written communication skills through the production of a research dissertation, based upon the student's own hypothesis and independent research;
  5. use methodology appropriate to the topic, and express arguments and hypotheses in the discourse of the discipline.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be able to analyse complex problems and issues in linguistics, applying a deep and broad knowledge of disciplinary discourse, and will make an original contribution to the discipline. This will be assessed in the dissertation. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
The student's written communication skills will be honed through the ongoing refining of drafts of chapters, and will be one of the components assessed in the dissertation. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Awareness of the place of language in societies will be taught and assessed as part of the general disciplinary instruction and assessment. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy will be practised through communication with supervisors. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
The nature of independent research will necessarily foster intellectual curiousity and independence of thinking. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Many dissertation topics in linguistics will involve problem solving and analysis as an integral part of the research procedure. Problem-solving skills will be assessed in the dissertation. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will need to be mindful of their ethical responsibilities as researchers, both to human subjects and to other researchers. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will work collaboratively with their supervisor to produce a polished piece of work. 		True
   

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