Selected Topic in English Linguistics V
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- ENG347
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student should:
- have detailed insight into the theoretical and methodological approaches for the topic that has been covered and have knowledge about the state of current research in this field.
Skills
The student:
- can apply his or her knowledge and skills in teaching, dissemination of research or for informative purposes.
- has developed his or her ability to express academic ideas in written and spoken English
General competence
The student:
- is capable of developing his or her own competence and specializing in an independent manner.
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Seminars: up to 16 hours.
In the case that less than five students register for a course, the organized teaching may be adapted to fit the number of students. If this occurs, students will be informed at the start of the semester, and before the registration deadline 1 February/1 September.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Students must attend supervision and uphold the deadlines that are specified by the course instructor.
Compulsory assignments are valid in the teaching semester and in the following semester.
Forms of Assessment
The exam in the course is a supervised term paper of around 4000 words (not including the bibliography etc.) Students must attend supervision and uphold the deadlines that are specified by the course instructor. Students who do not comply with these guidelines, lose to right to take the exam in the course.
In the re-take exam, the student, who has completed the compulsory supervision in the teaching semester, hands in the term paper without further supervision.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
The reading list is comprised of up to 750 pages of linguistic texts. In addition to the reading list, the students are encouraged to use recommended further reading and guidebooks.
The reading list will be available by 1 December for the spring semester.