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HIF-3015: Research Methods in Linguistics Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
The object of the course to enable students to carry out linguistic research using methods best suited to the problem and material at hand. | Contents
During the course students will acquaint themselves with various methods for collating and handling different types of linguistic material from both informants and written sources.
Required previous qualifications / courses:
A BA programme which provides the basis for admission to a master degree course, or equivalent.
Compulsory reading may be in Norwegian, another Scandinavian language or English.
Recommended previous qualifications / courses:
A BA programme which provides the basis for admission to a master degree course, or equivalent.
Compulsory reading may be in Norwegian, another Scandinavian language or English. | Form of teaching
Tuition will take the form of lectures and seminars with one double period per week for 13 weeks..
Tuition-free weeks must be used for private study.
Language of instruction: Norwegian | Exam and assessment
A take-home assignment (1 week in duration) on an appointed theme which must be written without guidance and submitted within a set deadline. This may be written in either bokmål or nynorsk.
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. | Contact person/lecturer
Professor Tove Bull, e-mail: tove.bull@hum.uit.no, tel. 776 46 587
| Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request |
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