Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Language Dissertation
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Eng Lang and Linguistics
Module Code	09 26703
Module Lead	Suganthi John
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
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Restrictions	Prohibited module combinations: Language Investigation (09 26704); Extended Essay in English Literature (09 27042); Dissertation in English Literature (09 27043)
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Description	The Language Dissertation offers students an opportunity to explore in depth a linguistic topic of the student's choosing, and to bring all the research skills and command of resources acquired during the past previous two years of study to bear on a year-long individual piece of work. On a more ambitious scale and with correspondingly wider subject-matter and range of resources than the Language. Investigation, the Language Dissertation may be particularly appropriate for those students who would like to proceed to a masters-level programme or to a research degree. The student will be expected to demonstrate his/her capacity for independent thinking and work, along with a professional competence in the materials and methods of linguistic research, the cogent presentation of research results, and insight into and knowledge of the relevant theoretical issues. The topic will have been chosen during Year 2, in consultation with the allocated supervisor during Semester 2. Some preliminary reading and other preparatory work will have been undertaken during Year 2, as part of the module Research Skills in English Language and during the long vacation preceding the Final Year 3.The completed dissertation of 12,000 words is submitted after the Easter vacation.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a high level of expertise and enterprise in the collection, organisation and presentation of materials appropriate to linguistic research Demonstrate the ability to formulate and pursue independent research to a successful conclusion with the minimum of formal supervision Demonstrate the ability to write up the results of a major piece of independent research in the form of a substantial, coherently organised and persuasively argued project. Develop working relationships with others, especially through constructive dialogue (for example, by listening, asking and responding to questions)
Assessment	26703-01 : Dissertation : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 10,000 word dissertation (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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