Course syllabus
Course title
Course section
Instructor
Office
Office hours
Class days & time
Seminar in
linguistics
LB
Dr. Reem
Maghrabi
Bldg A/Room 4
Mon &Wed
10:00-12:00
Mon &Wed
Course code
LANE 424
Semester/ year
classroom
I/ 2013-2014
01B 104L
Website
E-mail
Rmoghrabi.kau.edu.sa
rmoghrabi@kau.edu.as
8:00-9:20
Course Description
Seminar in linguistics consists of five parts:
1. A review of major branches of linguistics
2. A theoretical introduction to basic concepts and key words related to what is
a seminar in linguistics and what are the major areas and issues in linguistics
to be covered
3. A review of basics of writing a research paper to be presented in a seminar
4. An introduction to the theoretical steps needed in order to design and
present a good seminar
5. An actual presentation of a seminar by each student
:‫تغطي هذه الماده عدة جوانب‬
‫التعرف على األقسام العامه لعلم اللغويات‬‫مقدمه نظريه للمفاهيم األساسيه لحلقه البحث و عالقتها بعلم اللغويات‬‫ أسس كتابة البحث العلمي‬‫تقديم عرض للبحث من كل طالبه‬Course objectives
Students are expected to:
1. Select a topic in linguistics to write an outline of research paper
2. Design a power point presentation on acquired skills
Student's tasks & Responsibilities
1. Students are required to be punctual and attend all classes including
tutorials. Being absent for more than 25% of allocated course times means
that the student will receive a DN (denied from final exam) grade which is
equivalent to an F
2. Students are required to prepare by reading assigned materials before
coming to class. Reading the required material is highly important for
discussions in the classroom
3. Students are encouraged to reach up-to-date journals, site and videos related
to linguistic research and share the results with class mates
4. Student's contributions to class discussion is highly evaluated
5. Tutorial session where students revise and discuss their drafts are obligatory
and assigned 35% of the final grade
6. Students are asked to write an outline and an abstract for their approved
research papers
7. All specified assignments should be handed in on the week assigned. Late
assignments will not be accepted. Accepted late papers will be deduced 1
mark for each late date
8. Medical reports cannot be received in class but in the instructor's office
during office hours
9. Plagiarism will result in denying the student from the grade assigned
Learning resources
A. References
Wray, Alison and Bloomer, Aileen (2006) Projects in Linguistics, a Practical Guide to
Researching Language Hodder Arnold publication
Thiben, Dirk (2006) How to write a seminar Paper, Seminar Writing Techniques
B. On-line Instructional Sites and Videos
www.clt.uts.edu.au/scholarship/seminar.presentation.htm
www.videojug,com/interview/lectures-seminars-and-tutorials-2
Assessment and Grading system
1
3
4
5
6
Assignment task
Week due
Tutorials (reading of materials
assigned, presentations of assigned
topics and class-discussions)
Mid terms
Writing works cited list
Writing
examples
of
documentation and referencing
Choosing a topic and writing a
detailed outline of it
2-13
Proportion (%) of
final assessment
35
6,9
7-9
10
20
10
15
8
20
Course weekly schedule
week
Date
1
25-29 Shawal
2-6 Dulqeda
2
9-13 Dulqeda
3
16-20
Dulqueda
4
23-27
Dulqueda
5
1-4 Dulqueda
6
16-19 Dulhija
Topic
Required
Notes
reading
Add & Drop week
Introduction to the course & Reviewing Old
Material
Different
Projects in
Instructor's
branches of
linguistics
presentation
linguistics what is
a seminar
Discussion of
Projects in
Students'
branches of
linguistics ch
presentation
linguistics
2,3,5
1& 2
(psycholinguistics
+ L1 &L2
acquisition )
Selecting and
Projects in
Students'
restricting a
linguistics ch 1 presentation
topic, writing a
3& 4
thesis statement
and a title
writing the
abstract and the
outline (tutorial
1)
Collecting the
Projects in
Students'
material, writing linguistics ch
presentation
the introduction,
8&9
4& 5
objectives,
hypotheses,
questions of the
study, accents
and dialects,
structure and
meaning (tutorial
2)
Mechanics of
Projects in
Students'
writing, mid term linguistics ch
presentation
1, sociolinguistics
6&7
6& 7
7
22-26 Dulhija
8
29-4
Muharram
9
7-11
Muharram
10
14-18
Muharram
11
21-25
Muharram
12
28-2 Safar
13
5-9 Safar
14
12-16 Safar
15
16
19-23 Safar
26-1
Rabiawwal
and styles
Taking notes, intext ,
documentation
and referencing
tutorial 3)
Writing draft 1,
revising and
correcting draft 1
tutorial 4
Writing draft 2,
writing the
conclusion and
the list of works
cited, revising
and correcting
draft 2 tutorial
5mid term 2
Writing draft 3,
revising and
correcting draft 3
tutorial 6
Writing draft 4,
revising and
correcting draft 4
tutorial 7
Writing draft 5,
revising and
correcting draft 5
tutorial 8
Handing in the
outline &
examples of
documentation
and referencing
Handing in notes
of the outline
and final marks
Projects in
linguistics ch
21
Compiled
reading
Compiled
reading
Compiled
reading
Compiled
reading
Compiled
reading
Compiled
reading
Finals
First semester vacation
Students'
presentation 8