Admission requirements
This course is intended for Research Master students in Linguistics who are taking their pre-final or final semester. First-year ResMA students who want to take the course may only be admitted after permission by the study adviser.
Description
This course provides a training in three skills that every researcher needs:
Writing a successful conference abstract;
Preparing and performing an excellent presentation, both oral and poster;
Constructing a research proposal (e.g. to apply for a PhD position).
During the course, we analyze various types of abstracts, research proposals and presentations — both good and bad — and apply the insights thus gained in practical assignments and peer-reviews of each other’s work. Part of the credits are earned by going to and assessing actual lectures from lecture series at LUCL. The course will be taught by experienced, senior staff members. You will be asked to bring your own research topic to work on; for example the topic of your thesis. There is an option for doing joint presentations and hence, those interested in this option should come prepared with a topic they can present jointly with someone else.
Course objectives
In this course, students learn to
Critically evaluate each other’s work as peer-reviewers
Write a coherent and convincing conference abstract and research proposal
Prepare and present a clear and attractive oral presentation about their research
Take into account the philosophy and ethics of linguistic research
Relate the results of their research to the existing literature
Formulate clear research questions, hypotheses and proposed analyses in correct academic English
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment
During the course, there are 5 assignments:
1. An Abstract & Peer reviews of abstracts
2. An Oral Presentation & Peer reviews of presentations
3. A poster presentation & Peer reviews of presentations
4. A Research Proposal & Peer reviews of proposals
5. Presence at and assessment of 3 lectures from lecture series at LUCL
Weighing
The final grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of 3 grades: Abstract (30%), Oral/poster presentation (35%), Research Proposal (35%), and a pass/fail for the lecture attendance and assessments.
Resit
Only insufficient assignments can be sat again; maximally one of the assignments may be sat again (Dutch ‘herkanst’).
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
TBA
Registration
Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar
For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
For questions regarding your study progress contact the study adviser
Remarks
not applicable