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Fall 2012ENGL 608.T6:00 - 8:40RH201 Gulsat Aygen

Title: RESEARCH METHODS IN LINGUISTICS

Course Description: An introduction to doing and interpreting research in linguistics. Discussion and application of theory in both qualitative and quantitative research.

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Detailed Course Description:

This course is an introduction to research methodologies in linguistics, including qualitative and quantitative research methods.  It addresses general theoretical and practical questions about research and covers the principal means of selecting, collecting, and analyzing data and structuring research papers in accordance with the scientific principles. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the development of research questions, standards of evidence, research ethics, ethnography, field methods, and strategies for writing articles and essays.

Course Requirements:

Attendance, participation, one class presentation, weekly or bi-weekly assignments, final project.

 

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