RULE+: Res.-based UG Ling Exp

1-3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Through hands-on research experience and class discussions and reflections, this course introduces students to how linguistic research is conducted. Students gain experience carrying out linguistic research as part of a research team (along with their linguistics graduate student mentor). Examples of research assignments may involve tasks such as data collection, data transcription, data coding and annotation, data analysis, inter-rater reliability, data digitization, statistical analysis, theoretical analysis, and occasionally, literature searches and reviews. Additionally, students are encouraged to think critically about the research process, including developing a research question, designing a study or experiment, considering ethical issues in research, systematically working with data, and analyzing the results and their implications. The overall goal of this course is for students to become more familiar with the scholarly research process, gaining important practical skills necessary to carry out their own independent research projects in the future. The experiences of each student in the course will differ based on the research project that they sign up to do at the beginning of the course. Students will have a choice of projects based on their interests. Class meetings will provide opportunities to discuss challenges and opportunities in the research process and working on a research team.