Course code: LIN-8002
Language Acquisition
Apply between July 20 and August 9
Campus
Tromsø
Semester / Year
Autumn 2015
Credits
5
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
About the course
This course is an introductory PhD course in the CASTL Forskerskole in Linguistics. It can be taken as a part of subject-specific theory and methodology in the instruction component.
Basic research introduction to Language Acquisition. PhD students will be given a grounding in recent developments in language acquisition, including both established results and modern experimental techniques.
Admission requirements
Master degree and admission to a PhD programme, program option Linguistics.
Objectives of the course
Students who successfully complete this course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
PhD students have gained a solid foundation in the field of language acquisition. This includes knowledge of classic results and techniques.
Skills and competences:
The students have begun to develop skills in linguistic hypothesis formation and logical argumentation, and to understand the relationship between data and interpretation.
Teaching methods
Session-based teaching:
Week 38 / 14-18 September: 8 hours (12-16 day 1, 10-12 and 13-15 day 2)
Week 43 / 19-23 October: 9 hours (12-16 day 1, 10-12 and 13-16 day 2)
Uke 49 / 30 November - 4 December: 9 hours (12-16 day 1, 10-12 and 13-16 day 2)
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
Approx. 500 pages.Application deadline
1 June 2015 (for external PhD-students) 1-10 June 2015 (for PhD-students from UiT).
Assessment
A 5,000-8,000 word paper on a topic or problem to be solved, as assigned by the lecturer. The paper is to be written in English. The terms of assessment for examination: pass/fail. Submission deadline: 14 December 2015.
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