ML Linguistics Independent Study Module (online)

Module overview

This module involves an in-depth study of a particular aspect of Linguistics drawing from the resources available for the following final year modules which are delivered in Southampton.

FREN 3030 French Sociolinguistics-Challenges to Francophonie

GERM 3016 –Language and the city

SPAN3013 – Transatlantic crossings : Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America

Subject areas are chosen in collaboration with the module coordinators of the relevant LING modules and the MLang Coordinator. The focus of the study is negotiated between the student and the LING module coordinator and recorded on the student’s module selection form by the end of week 3. This module provides students on MLang programmes with Linguistics with a highly supervised “bite” of research on a topic of their choosing within the scope of the available LING modules and with access to the full of resources which are available to students studying those modules face to face.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

analyse/synthesise secondary, as well as primary sources;
demonstrate originality of thought and approach which moves beyond a simple synthesis of secondary materials.
where applicable, make connections between different critical methodologies and use interdisciplinary modes of approaching the subject;
engage with critical debate through a sustained argument over an extended piece of work;
evaluate and critically assess previous work on the chosen subject;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

demonstrate an appropriate use of web-based research and general competence in using electronic research methods and data.
demonstrate specific, as well as general, research skills, such as information retrieval and library searches (which may include external libraries and archives);
write an extended essay under deadline conditions which is logically structured, coherently argued, supported by a detailed bibliography and, where applicable, illustrations;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the topic you have selected in a particular area of Linguistics.
relevant theoretical approaches applicable to your chosen area of study.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

online support from the module coordinator
on line group discussion (where student numbers permit)

Learning activities include

individual research
use of local resources
completion of the independent study assignment

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	12
Independent Study	288
Total study time	300

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

.. Unscheduled research time will enable you to work independently, to manage your own study arrangements and to develop a project within a field of particular interest to you. Online one-one and small group discussions will give you the opportunity to present and discuss your knowledge of the field as well as your work in progress. The individually negotiated nature of this topic will also prepare you for dissertation work.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Include details of the proportion and weighting of coursework as well as the number, type and duration of examination(s). You must specify which element will be taken as the final assessment.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External