autumn 2019 LIN-8002 Language Acquisition - 5 ECTS

Application deadline

Ph.d.-students at UiT register for class and exam in Studentweb by September 1st in autumn semester and February 1st in spring semester.

Other applicants: Application deadline June 1st for autumn semester and December 1st for spring semester. Application code 9306 in Søknadsweb.


Type of course

This course is an introductory PhD course in the CASTL Researcher school in Linguistics. It can be taken as a part of subject-specific theory and methodology in the instruction component.

Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) in linguistics may be admitted.

PhD students from other universities must upload a document from their home institution stating that they are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.

Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English.

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document:

Proficiency in English - PhD level studies

Application code 9306.


Course content

Basic research introduction to Language Acquisition. PhD students will be given a grounding in recent developments in language acquisition, including both established results and modern experimental techniques.

Objectives of the course

Students who successfully complete this course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

PhD students have gained a solid foundation in the field of language acquisition. This includes knowledge of classic results and techniques.

Skills and competences:

The students have begun to develop skills in linguistic hypothesis formation and logical argumentation, and to understand the relationship between data and interpretation.


Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

The course will consist of 2 hours of lecture/seminar/project work per week for 13 weeks starting August.

There will be participation in experiments in the Language Lab.


Assessment

A 5,000-8,000 word paper on a topic or problem to be solved, as assigned by the lecturer. The paper is to be written in English. The terms of assessment for examination: pass/fail.

Students who have failed may register for a re-sit examination.


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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 5
  • Course code: LIN-8002