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HIF-3011 Syntax II - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the spring semester and 1 December for the autumn semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.
Application code: 9371 (Nordic applicants).
Objective of the course
The students should have a solid understanding of modern syntactic theory, with a basic grasp of standard analyses of a broad range of phenomena in English and other languages. For a number of phenomena of crucial theoretical interest, they should be familiar with multiple analytic approaches, along with the main strengths and weaknesses of each.
Skills:
The students should be able to:
- evaluate and compare competing theories for a given phenomenon
- analyze new and unfamiliar data, describing its potential significance for broader theoretical questions
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, seminars, project work.
Quality assurance:
All courses undergo a halfway evaluation once in a 2-year period at the master¿s level. The Programme Board determines which programme options will be evaluated per year, and which courses will be evaluated by the students and the teacher per year.
Assessment
Coursework requirements:
Students are required to hand in 6 homework assignments.
Assessment method:
Term paper (7000 words)
The obligatory coursework requirements must be approved in order to take the final exam.
Performance in the course will be assessed on an A-F grades scale. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. A re-sit examination is offered in the event of an F grade. The deadline to register for a re-sit examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.