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Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse and present linguistic data
• engage with theory and academic practice in linguistics
• critically appreciate some key concepts in linguistics
• define, present and exemplify concepts in linguistics, applying them to linguistic data from English in the first instance

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse extracts of language to identify how meaning is constructed both by formal properties and contextual factors
• isolate and identify sounds in language
• transcribe English phonetically using the IPA
• demonstrate properties of syntactic phrases and how sentence structure is formed

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• convey ideas in a structured, coherent manner
• produce writing in an appropriate genre and to required conventions, including referencing
• demonstrate understanding of elements of theory and the arguments used to support them
• abstract and synthesise information, organising the results appropriately

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the key analytical tools used in linguistics (phonetic transcription, syntactic 'tree' diagrams) and the reasons for using them
• how sound, structure and meaning work in language
• how to analyse contemporary English sounds, words, and sentences using linguistic techniques
• foundational concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexis, syntax, semantics and pragmatics
• systematic approaches required in linguistic study

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.