Guia docente 2018_19 Facultad de Filología y Traducción

Máster Universitario en Estudos Ingleses Avanzados e as súas Aplicacións

Computer and Corpus Linguistics Applied to the English Language

Learning outcomes

Expected results from this subject	Training and Learning Results
Students will gain the ability to design, collect and analyse corpus material, including the use of software tools to search, retrieve and sift data. Students will develop skills in interpreting information presented in the form of diagrams, tables and graphs; they will be able to apply and interpret tests of statistical significance.		B3 B9	C3 C11
Students will improve their skills in academic writing. On successful completion of the course students will have shown the ability to design a research project and develop a written argument of depth and complexity, using primary sources and critical literature, with a standard of scholarly presentation of the material produced appropriate to MA study.		B1 B4 B6 B7 B9	C11
Students will practice skills and strategies relevant to a successful completion of an MA degree programme, such as time management, group work, working to deadlines, self-directed study and research, etc. Students will be able to use appropriate notation and referencing conventions in linguistic research. They will also acquire skills in the use of library and database resources for independent research.		B7 B8 B9	C3
Students will become familiar with strategies for a good delivery of an oral presentation, including the presentation of handouts.		B7 B8	C3
Students will gain good background knowledge of the principles and methodology of English corpus linguistics. Students will develop the ability to describe and discuss the extent to which language usage varies and can be tracked with reference to genuine examples attested in corpora.
Students will acquire intellectual skills in identifying adequate methods of data collection, and they will learn to carry out linguistic research in an appropriate and ethical way.