Admission requirements
Previous knowledge of Indo-European linguistics and reading proficiency in German and French.
Description
In this course, we will read and discuss a set of articles and book chapters on a particular theme in comparative Indo-European linguistics. We will pay attention, first of all, to the argumentation of the authors of the articles, and to the validity of their arguments. Secondly, we will discuss the formal organisation of the articles: how are the facts presented, how explicit is the argumentation, how does the author use references and footnotes, etc.
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to teach students how to critically read scholarly publications on Indo-European. They will further learn how to summarize and analyze the argumentation in a scholarly publication and how to present this to an audience.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the MA Linguistics website
Mode of instruction
Students are expected to attend the weekly seminars of the BA course Readings in Indo-European Linguistics (5513VRIL) and a two-hour weekly tutorial, during which the students will give presentations about additional articles or book chapters.
Course Load
time spent on attending seminars: 38 hours
time preparation of the classes: 100 hours
time to prepare for the final paper: 142 hours
Assessment Method
Active participation in the seminars, presentations during the tutorials, assignments as part of the seminars and a final paper. The final grade consists of weighted average of the above components. The weighted average will be announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course.
Resit: students can resit any assignment or paper with a grade of 5 or lower
Blackboard
Course materials will be distributed using Blackboard
Reading list
Course materials will be distributed using Blackboard
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in [English])http://hum.leiden.edu/students/study-administration/usis-english.html) and Dutch
Students other than MA Linguistics need permission from the coordinator of studies before enrolling.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof for questions.