- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
The module focuses on developing core academic skills while conducting and engaging with primary research: short and long form writing, abstract writing, and poster design. The module is split into two thematic parts: topic A and topic B. Each topic will be managed by a different member of staff. From this pool of readings, you will write summaries, an abstract, and design a poster, culminating in an original research essay.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Engage with primary research and conduct independent research
Understanding the main theoretical and empirical issues and the competing analyses of specific phenomena within a particular area of psycholinguistics
Communicate research effectively via a range of modalities
Develop core academic skills in communicating research through abstract writing and poster design
Develop compelling and concise short-form writing through writing summaries of research papers
Conduct and communicate independent research by writing a long essay
By the end of the module, you will be able to:
Read and engage with research articles in syntax, broadly understand them and be able to articulate the issues that are addressed and the analysis proposed
Communicate research effectively through abstract writing and poster design
Navigate the differences between short-form and long-form writing
Identity a topic of research through the synthesis of key issues in the literature
This module will be taught by two staff members A and B. Each staff member will assign you 3 readings.
Week 1: Staff A contact time, intro & assign 3 readings
Week 2: No staff contact, reading & writing
Week 3: No staff contact, Formative 1 due
Week 4: Staff A contact time, consolidation & feedback
Week 5: No staff contact, Summative 1 due
Week 6: Staff B contact time, intro 2 & assign 3 readings
Week 7: No staff contact, reading & writing
Week 8: No staff contact, Formative 2 due
Week 9: Staff B contact time, consolidation & feedback
Week 10: No staff contact, Summative 2 due
Week 11: Meet with Staff 1+2 to discuss essay proposal
RA: 4000-word essay due
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 20 |
Essay/coursework | 60 |
Essay/coursework | 20 |
None
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 20 |
Essay/coursework | 60 |
Essay/coursework | 20 |
Individual written feedback will be provided for all written pieces of work. Weeks 4 and 9 are specifically designated as consolidation and feedback weeks, where you will meet with a member of staff to discuss your formative work and to introduce your upcoming summative work. In week 11, you will meet with both members of staff to discuss your essay proposal.
Readings and topics for discussion and/or essays will be drawn from state of the art collections of relevant literature, as well as more recent literature. The exact selection may vary every year, but examples may include:
Gaskell, Gareth (ed.), 2009. Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics. OUP
Spivey, Michae (ed.), 2012. Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics. OUP