Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Thesis

Subject 175-532 (2008)

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Credit Points: 37.500
Level: Undergraduate
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This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
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Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Fortnightly meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment
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Prerequisites: Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in linguistics and applied linguistics.
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Coordinator

Prof Nick Evans
Subject Overview:

This subject entails an original supervised research project on a topic approved by the honours coordinator.
Assessment: A thesis of 12 000 words 100% (due at the end of the second semester of enrolment). Students who commence the thesis in semester one will be required to prepare and present a poster of their research in early October. Students who commenced the thesis in semester two will be required to prepare and present a poster of their research in April.
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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • be able to plan, carry through and write up an original piece of research;

  • be able to understand the way in which broader issues translate into particular testable questions;

  • be able to write clearly and incisively about complex technical issues in the field.
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Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Linguistics & Applied Linguistics)

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