Admission requirements
Indo-European I and Indo-European II
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 learn how to critically read scholarly publications on Indo-European. Students will further learn how to summarize and analyze the argumentation in a scholarly publication.
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Seminar: 26 hours
Preparations for the seminars: 52 hours
Writing final paper: 62 hours
Assessment method
Active participation in the seminars, a presentation during the tutorials, assignments as part of the seminars and a final paper. The final grade consists of a weighted average of the above components, with the final paper counting as 50% of the overall grade.
Papers that have been handed in before the deadline and that are insufficient can be improved and resubmitted once.
weight
The weight of the other components will be announced at the beginning of the course. To pass, the overall grade and the grade for the final paper must be 6 or higher.
Resit
Students can resit a final paper with a grade of 5 or lower. There is no resit for the other grades.
Blackboard
Course materials will be distributed using Blackboard. Blackboard
Reading list
Course materials will be distributed using Blackboard.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
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Contact
Lecturer: Dr. T.C. Pronk
Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats
E-mail address Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl