Key facts
UNE unit code: LING599
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- Year Long Honours - Period 1 - Online
- Year Long Honours - Period 2 - Online
- Year Long Honours - Period 3 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 24
Unit information
This unit allows qualified students to take their studies to a higher level in a specific area of linguistics.
You will complete a dissertation of 18,000 words (±10%) written under the close supervision of a member of staff, on a topic negotiated with the supervisor.
If you obtain a good grade in the dissertation unit you will be well equipped to pursue a higher research degree in linguistics.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Year Long Honours - Period 1 | Online |
Year Long Honours - Period 2 | Online |
Year Long Honours - Period 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Students may contact the Unit Coordinator to start preparing and discussing a LING599 proposal:
- once they are roughly halfway through their coursework, and
- have a promising record that indicates they are likely to end up with a Distinction average in their coursework (see unit Prerequisites).
However, permission to formally enrol in & commence LING599 will only be granted if and when:
- the student has completed all or almost all of their coursework units,
- depending on their proposed area of research, they have completed LING561 (see Prerequisites above), and
a Linguistics staff member is happy with the student’s proposal and agrees to supervise their thesis.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- formulate and investigate research questions pertaining to linguistics and/or applied linguistics;
- exercise higher order, independent research skills;
- apply advanced analytical abilities, in using a broad range of research materials, often from several media, in order to answer research questions;
- demonstrate high level written communication skills through the production of a research dissertation, based upon the student's own hypothesis and independent research; and
- use methodology appropriate to the topic, and express arguments and hypotheses in the discourse of the discipline.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dissertation | Yes | 100% | All offerings | The dissertation will be written in stages with feedback from the supervisor given at every stage No. Words: 18,000 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Projects in Linguistics and Language Studies
ISBN: 9781444145366
Wray, A. and Bloomer, A., Routledge 3rd ed. 2012
Text refers to: All offerings
The Research Process
ISBN: 9780190304621
Bouma, G. and Carland, S., Oxford University Press 6th ed. 2016
Text refers to: All offerings
Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods
ISBN: 9781137306425
Davies, M. B., Palgrave MacMillan 2014
Text refers to: All offerings
Second Language Research: Methodology and Design
ISBN: 9781032036632
Mackey, A. and Gass, S., Routledge 3rd ed. 2021
Text refers to: All offerings
Research Methods in Language Learning
ISBN: 9780521429689
Nunan, D., Cambridge University Press 1992
Text refers to: All offerings
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research
ISBN: 9781483349800
Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S., Sage Publications 5th ed. 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
Writing an Applied Linguistics Thesis or Dissertation: A Guide to Presenting Empirical Research
ISBN: 9780230224544
Bitchener, J., Macmillan 2010
Text refers to: All offerings
The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism
ISBN: 9781405126076
Wei, L. and Moyer, M. (eds), Blackwell 2008
Text refers to: All offerings
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
ISBN: 9781472525017
Paltridge, B. and Phakiti, A. (eds), Bloomsbury 2nd ed. 2015
Text refers to: All offerings
Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language : A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors
ISBN: 9781138048706
Partridge, B. and Starfield, S., Routledge 2nd ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
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