Research Seminar
Code
722131093
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Maria Sousa Lobo Gonçalves
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The main objectives of the research seminar are:
i) to develop autonomous research skills that are relevant for writing a dissertation in the domain of Language Sciences;
ii) to develop oral communication skills, argumentation and critical analysis, considering different textual academic genres;
iii) to be able to write a research project, identifying relevant research questions, selecting appropriate methodologies and foreseeing expected outcomes;
iv) to attain some knowledge of research areas developed within the Linguistics Research Unit of FCSH-UNL (Centro de Linguística da Universidade Nova de Lisboa).
Prerequisites
We recommend knowledge of English and mastery of linguistic analysis.
Subject matter
1. How to prepare a research project.
2. Methodologies for the study of language.
3. Academic writing.
4. Communicating research results.
5. Research topics in Language Sciences.
Bibliography
Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb & Joseph M. Williams. 2008. The craft of research. Chiicago: The University of Chicago Press; 3ª ed.
Day, Robert A. & Barbara Castel. 2012. How to write and publish a scientific paper? Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 7ª ed.
Hartley, James. 2008. Academic writing and publishing. A practical handbook. New York: Routledge.
Luey, Beth. 2010. Handbook for Academic Authors. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Podesva, R. J. & D. Sharma, eds. 2014. Research methods in linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Teaching method
Classes are both theoretical and practical, including the comparative analysis of different types of academic texts. under the supervision of the teacher, students shall prepare a research project (including a short summary, identification of relevant research questions, state of the art, methodology and expected outcomes).
Evaluation method
1) Written and oral presentation of a research project (70%);
2) Review of a scientific paper (30%).