- Department: English and Related Literature
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Beck Sinar
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
By expanding the word limit of the assessment demanded for the other module (Harry Potter and the Order of the Linguist) by 5,000 words, it will give you the opportunity to undertake a substantial (dissertation length) piece of independent research in modern or historical sociolinguistics.
This module is for students at the Norwegian Study Centre only.
Pre-requisite modules
- None
Co-requisite modules
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
By expanding the word limit of the assessment demanded for the other module (Harry Potter and the Order of the Linguist) by 5,000 words, it will give you the opportunity to undertake a substantial (dissertation length) piece of independent research in modern or historical sociolinguistics.
You will be responsible, in consultation with your “dissertation supervisor”, for designing a course of study which will allow you to explore a topic area within sociolinguistics in depth. This would normally include at least some of the following: a reading list; data to be collected and analysed; short presentations to be made to the supervisor, allowing discussion and feedback on your work; a timetable for the completion of various tasks.
By the end of the module, you should be able to:
You should also have:
Transferable skills developed in this module
All modules provide an opportunity to work on general oral/written communication skills (in class and in assessments) and general self management (organising your studies), alongside the subject-specific skills that the module teaches.
In addition, this module will allow students to particularly develop skills in creativity and innovation: in this module students will design and implement their own small-scale research project, writing it up according to the norms of academic publishing. In bringing the study to completion they will also demonstrate particularly high levels of self management.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework 5000 Word Essay |
N/A | 100 |
None
None
Students will receive feedback on their essay proposal and drafts (formative element) in the individual tutorials and via written comments on the work itself within two weeks of submission.
Summative feedback will be in the form of grades in the course transcript and via a completed ‘visiting student evaluation form’. Grades and evaluation forms will be determined/completed within 6 weeks of the deadline.
These will very much depend on the topic chosen and the students should draw up a reading list in consultation with the module convenor. Some general key texts include:
Chambers, J.K. (2003). Sociolinguistic Theory [2nd Edition]. Oxford: Blackwell.
Wardhaugh, R. (2006). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics [5th Edition]. Oxford: Blackwell.