Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 5 hours of seminars; 2 hours of tutorials, 1 hour practical. Students are also expected to attend departmental research seminars. |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | 1,500 WORD WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT & DISSERTATION PROPOSAL | 100% |
Supplementary Assessment | FAILED ELEMENTS TO BE RESUBMITTED | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
demonstrate familiarity with the conventions of postgraduate study in European Languages;
demonstrate that they have acquired information retrieval, bibliographical and referencing skills in the field of academic research in European Languages;
demonstrate that they have gained experience of how research results are disseminated;
demonstrate that they can reflect upon the effectiveness of different ways of presenting research in European Languages.
Content
Content:
1. What is research in European Languages? Project formulation. Where to start? (2-hour seminar)
2. Subject-specific information skills session, including bibliographical sources (2-hour seminar)
3. Referencing and bibliography (1-hour seminar, 1-hour practical)
4. Tutorials relating to chosen assessment assignments (2 hours)
5. Attendance at Departmental Research Seminars, producing written feedback from a minimun of 2 seminars, including an assessment of effectiveness of presentation (6 hours work)
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | n/a |
Communication | Participating in seminars and writing of assignment will require student to express their ideas clearly, cogently and coherently. |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Independent preparation for assessed work and seminars, independent research for assessed work and seminars. |
Information Technology | Students will be required to access bibliographical information and to submit word processed assignments. |
Personal Development and Career planning | Students will be expected to show an ability to manage their own time effectively and to engage in independent lines of research in preparing their assignments. |
Problem solving | Selection of reading material, answering questions posed by written assessment, seminar work. |
Research skills | Researching for assessed work. |
Subject Specific Skills | Students will be required to read material in French and/or German and/or Spanish in order to prepare for seminars and/or assessed work. They will have to be familiar with subject-specific bibliographical resources and referencing systems. |
Team work | This will apply in the seminars. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7