Course

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics - LING5027

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Humanities and Languages

Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Applied Linguisitics, Interpreting, Translation, or Translation and Interpreting program

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course introduces common research methods in linguistics and applied linguistics and prepares you for a research-related career. In the first half of the course you will gain an understanding of the fundamental research design considerations including: designing your research aims, writing valid research questions and choosing your data collection strategies. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to language data collection and analysis are covered. In the second half of the course you will develop an individual research proposal based on your interest.
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