Research Methods in Linguistics
| Title | Μέθοδοι Έρευνας στη Γλωσσολογία / Research Methods in Linguistics |
| Code | ΣΠΓ811 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024811 |
Programme of Study: P.M.S. THEŌRĪTIKĪS, ISTORIKĪS KAI SYGKRITIKĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYGCΗRONES PROSEGGISEIS TĪS GLŌSSAS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter/Spring | - | 10 |
| ISTORIKĪ GLŌSSOLOGIA KAI GLŌSSIKĪ EPAFĪ | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600257040
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257040
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=8958
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
a) read and critically present scientific articles,
b) compose a well-structured academic text,
c) formulate research hypotheses and plan their research,
d) select and/or design appropriate research tools for collecting their data,
e) analyze their data and report the findings.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course introduces students to the research methodology used in the field of linguistics. More specifically, we will discuss the general principles of writing a research paper as well as the use of various research tools such as Corpora, Questionnaires, Grammaticality Tasks, Off-line Comprehension and Production Tests and On-line tasks. We will also focus on performing statistical analyses and presenting research findings.
Keywords
research paper, corpora, questionnaire, on-line and off-line tasks, principles of linguistic inquiry, statistical analysis
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Research papers
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 19 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 70 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oral presentation | 11 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 250 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- oral presentation (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ambridge, B., & Rowland, C. F. (2013). Experimental methods in studying child language acquisition. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 4(2), 149-168.
Baayen, R. H. (2008). Analyzing linguistic data: A practical introduction to statistics using R. Cambridge University Press.
Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (Eds.). (2011). Research methods in second language acquisition: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.
Plonsky, L., & Gurzynski-Weiss, L. (2014). Research methods. In C. Fäcke (Ed.), Manual of language acquisition (pp. 31-49). Mouton De Gruyter.
Podesva, R. J., & Sharma, D. (Eds.). (2014). Research methods in linguistics. Cambridge University Press.
Roiha, A., & Iikkanen, P. (2022). The salience of a prior relationship between researcher and participants: Reflecting on acquaintance interviews. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 1(1), 100003.
Wei, L., & Moyer, M. G. (Eds.). (2009). The Blackwell guide to research methods in bilingualism and multilingualism. John Wiley & Sons.
Winter, B. (2019). Statistics for linguists: An introduction using R. Routledge.
Last Update
06-06-2025
