Course: Methods of Linguistic Research

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Course title Methods of Linguistic Research
Course code KBH/CFMLR
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Línek Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Ethical principles of academic work 2) Research question and hypothesis 3) Principles of quantitative research 4) Principles of qualitative research 5) Diachronic philological research 6) Synchronic philological research 7) Traditional methods in linguistics 8) New trends in linguistic research 9) Technological tools in linguistics 10) Development and evaluation of questionnaires 11) Processing of authentic linguistic material 12) Relevant scientific resources 13) Principles of critical approach to existing resources

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course is designed to introduce students to the basic types of approach to the study of linguistic topics and to provide them with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to be able to collect research language material, or to locate the necessary sources, and to choose a research method that fits the objectives of their work. Students will also be introduced to the basic literature presenting different types of language research.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Recommended literature
  • ČERMÁK, František. (2011). Jazyk a jazykověda. Praha: Karolinum..
  • KARLÍK, Petr; NEKULA, Marek; PLESKALOVÁ, Jana (eds.). CzechEncy: Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Online: https://www.czechency.org.
  • PLESKALOVÁ, Jana-KRČMOVÁ, Marie-VEČERKA, Radoslav-KARLÍK, Petr. (eds., 2007). Kapitoly z české jazykovědné bohemistiky. Praha: Academia.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech for Foreigners (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer