| 1. Literature research and resources for linguistic research. |
How to write the literature review of an essay/dissertation. How to search databases, catalogues etc.. Introduction to main websites, software, reference grammars and dictionaries, etc. |
| 2. Research questions and research outline. |
Types of research questions and hypotheses. How to elaborate a research proposal. Overview of quantitative and qualitative methods for linguistic research. |
| 3. Data collection methods and research ethics. |
Variety of methods in linguistic research: corpora, introspection, grammaticality judgements, elicitation and surveys.
The ethics of research: official ethical approval, information sheet for participants and consent form; sensitive topics with different types of informants; anonymity issues. |
| 4. Referencing and writing conventions in linguistics. |
How to cite references in linguistic research with the unified style sheet in linguistics. Use of notational conventions such as italics, glosses, exemplification, square brackets and slashes, etc..
Academic malpractice and how to avoid it: plagiarism, collusion, fabrication of results, etc. |
| 6. Presentation of your research. |
Advice on the preparation of different modes of presentation of research: oral presentations, posters, handouts, etc.. |
