3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4021604DNW for working students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Stefanie Keulen (course titular)
Jovana STANOJEVIC
Activities and contact hours
20 contact hours Lecture
8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
24 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course aims to help students with the development of their master's thesis by brushing up on and deepening a number of basic skills for linguistic research. It offers tools for conducting research in the field of linguistics and the opportunity to discuss one’s own research topic and research process with fellow students, lecturers and researchers. In contrast to the courses on research methodology in the bachelor's programme, the emphasis is more on autonomy and reflection. Students gain insight into how research domains develop in linguistics, and are stimulated to develop a personal view on a chosen subject

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoints, reglementen, informatieve documenten en evaluatieformulieren
Handbook (Required) : Research Methods in Linguistics, Lia Litosseliti, 2de, Bloomsbury Academic, 9781350043435, 2018
Additional info

None

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competeties

The students can develop a research topic into one (or more) concrete research question(s). They know the difference between the research topic, research question and hypothesis.
The students can find relevant literature in scientific databases through a targeted search query in relation to a research topic and research question.
The students can execute a literature analysis in a systematic way and report on findings.
The students are capable of developing a research design that allows him/her to investigate their research question.
The student has knowledge of different quantitative and qualitative research techniques to collect and analyze data, and can reflect on his/her choice in a critical manner.
The students are capable of developing a research proposal and report on this in a written manner.
The students can correctly cite sources and draft a bibliography.
The students know the guidelines with respect to plagiarism, take care of proper consideration of the guidelines relating to data management and scientific integrity, and apply these rules in a rigorous manner in all assignments.
The students are capable to give an academic presentation on his/her own research, taking into account the different steps of the research process.

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Presentation determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Presentatie onderzoek with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: ZELF Presentatie Onderzoek bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Onderzoeksvoorstel en biblio with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: ZELF Onderzoeksvoorstel en bibliografie bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Additional info regarding evaluation

In case of lateness or invalid absence you will obtain a zero for the assignment.

If you obtain a fail grade for this course, the components for which a fail grade was obtained have to be redone.

For all students the same deadlines, tasks, and grading applies

 

 
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Languages: 2 talen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)