Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Investigating Language B
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Eng Lang and Linguistics
Module Code	09 33888
Module Lead	Gerardo Ortega
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LC Investigating Language A - (09 33887)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-80 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module is designed to develop students’ understanding of key issues in research into language and multimodal communication. The emphasis is on quantitative and experimental methods for investigating language. Students will develop a research proposal, including the formulation of a research question based on a brief literature review and the design of an empirical study.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Participate in a language experiment and assess the purpose of the methodology; Conduct a short literature review and formulate a research question on a language related topic; Design an appropriate empirical study to investigate the research question.
Assessment	33888-01 : Assignment : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 2000 word essay (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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