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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Loes Koring
Nick Wilson
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(40cp from LING2210 - LING2230)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
20cp from LING or SPHL units at 3000 level
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Linguistic Theory and Practice is the capstone unit for the Bachelor of Linguistics and Language Sciences. As the capstone, it draws upon the skills and knowledge that students have acquired elsewhere in the course. Since the Bachelor of Linguistics and Language Sciences contains three specialisations: Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics, Child Language Acquisition, and Applied Linguistics, this unit will offer a learning experience that is catered to each of the specialisations. Students will design a research project related to their specialisation, discuss the development of linguistic theories pertaining to their specialisation, and explore the pathways for employment and further study that capitalise on the skills and knowledge they have gained thus far in their studies. |
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Assessment Submissions
Assessments are to be submitted electronically via the LING3300 iLearn page unless otherwise advised. Instructions for submitting assessments via Turnitin are available here:
http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/assignments.htm
Late submissions:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Annotated bibliography and literature search | 15% | No | Week 6, 06/09/2020 |
Expository Essay | 30% | No | 27/09/2020 |
Online poster presentation of literature search and annotated bibliography | 15% | No | Week 12 |
Research proposal / Report | 40% | No | 08/11/2020 |
Assessment Type 1: Annotated bibliography
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 6, 06/09/2020
Weighting: 15%
You will perform a literature search for your selected research/report topic. 20 references to be included. Paper to include research question/report focus, number of citations for each paper, journal impact factors. Each reference should be annotated for its method, results, and relevance.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 27/09/2020
Weighting: 30%
You will write a 2000 word expository essay on an influential figure or an influential framework in linguistics.
Assessment Type 1: Poster
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 15%
You will create an online digital poster presentation that introduces your research question/report focus and the literature that provides the background to the project.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: 08/11/2020
Weighting: 40%
You will prepare and submit either a 3,000 word report that applies linguistic knowledge beyond academia, or a 3,000 word research proposal you have designed over the course of the unit. The aim of the research proposal is to propose a research question and describe its conception, background, and implementation. The aim of the report is to explore an application of linguistics to the real-world.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
The learning and teaching strategies used in this unit include lectures taught by a number of different staff members from linguistics, and are a reflection on the wider field of linguistics. The main lecturer is Loes Koring who will be present on-line during the timetabled slot for each lecture and discuss the contents of each lecture with enrolled students during that time. The first half of the unit, students will critically evaluate several mainstream theories in linguistics, culminating in an essay on an influential figure or theory in linguistics. The second half of the semester will critically evaluate several methodologies used in the field of linguistics, and will focus on students' own research proposals.
Week | Lecture | Tutorial | Assessment due dates |
1 | Introduction to the unit and a bit of history | Student introductions/expectations/essay assessment | |
2 | Empiricism vs. Rationalism | Assignment 1 | |
3 | Generative Grammar | Group discussion | |
4 | Cognitive Approaches | Searching and managing references | |
5 | Do we need grammar at all? | Assignment 2 | |
6 | Review Day | Assignment 3 | Submit annotated bibliography - Friday 6 Sept - 15% |
7 | Research questions in linguistics | Individual consultations essay | |
Mid-semester Break | Submit essay - Sunday 27 Sept - 30% | ||
8 | Ongoing research projects | Assignment 4 | |
9 | Research Design | Presenting | |
10 | Corpus Data | Doing corpus research | |
11 | Armchair Linguistics | Discussion students' research proposals | |
12 | Experimental Data | Student presentations | Student presentations - 15% |
13 | No lecture | Individual consultations Research Proposal/Report | Submit Research Proposal/Report - Sunday 8 Nov - 40% |
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