Elicitation, interpretation and visualisation of phonetic, syntactic, semantic and textual data lie at the heart of linguistics research. These require the use of software tools to create and manage textual, audio and associated video data for a wide range of purposes including language documentation and archiving, language processing, dictionary design, language learning, and the analysis of classroom talk. Students will apply techniques and tools across a range of areas of linguistic study.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically analyse approaches to eliciting linguistic
data.
- Critically analyse approaches to presenting linguistic
data.
- Be proficient in using linguistic tools to create and manage linguistic data and resources.
- Carry out a research project using linguistic tools.
Indicative Assessment
Assignment 1 Proposal (tools, logistics, ethics): 1000 words 20% (LO 1 , 2, 4)
Assignment 2 Data Elicitation and Presentation: 1500 words 30% (LO 1, 2)
Research paper: 2500 words 50% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures; b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Available from the course Wattle siteAssumed Knowledge
Completion of a cognate major
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3120 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $4800 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2896 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7952 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |
