(*)GALEGO.
Este curso formará o alumnado no estudo e na investigación da lingüística da lingua inglesa, e contribuirá a que o alumnado desenvolva competencias profesionais que serán de gran utilidade no futuro académico e no contexto da investigación.
Neste curso o alumnado adquirirá competencias intelectuais para identificar temas de investigación e para formular preguntas e hipóteses. O alumnado tamén adquirirá competencias prácticas para obter coñecemento base en temas de investigación e estudo lingüísticos. Entre as varias competencias transversais que se tratarán neste curso inclúense competencias na escrita académica e na comunicación oral, así como o uso de convencións formais na presentación de ensaios e nas presentacións orais.
ENGLISH.
The aim of this course is to train students to do research and study in English linguistics, and to help students develop professional skills that will be useful for their future in any academic or research setting. The topics discussed in this course will facilitate the process of writing research essays and the final MA dissertation.
In this course students will acquire intellectual skills in identifying a research topic and formulating research questions and hypotheses. Students will also gain practical skills in order to acquire basic background knowledge for research and study in linguistic topics, and how to make efficient use of information resources such as libraries and standard reference works. Amongst other key transferable skills, this course will help students improve their skills in academic writing and oral communication, for instance by making use of the appropriate conventions for the presentation of essays and for oral presentations.
