WHAT
IS LINGUISTICS?
It
is:
1)
the study of all languages and their structure, and
also of how they change in time and space;
2) the study of language as the basis of all social interaction;
3) the study of how people acquire languages - the language faculty is
'peculiarly' human
It
tells us:
1) Historical
Linguistics
a) From where and from which ancestors our languages developed;
b) How these languages have 'mixed' and changed;
2) Sociolinguistics
a) How we relate to people through language;
b) Why people use the 'same' language differently;
c) That all language varieties are equally well-structured;
3) Language
Acquisition
a) How our brains operate to acquire language without even trying;
b) How that works as we grow older and learn new foreign languages;
c) What happens to our language competence in school
4) Creole
Linguistics
a)How the languages most frequently spoken in the Caribbean came into
being;
b)How they relate to the parent languages;
c)How their presence has affected sociolinguistic theory; and
d)How they relate to the official languages in the societies.
It
teaches us about:
1)
the language of writing;
2) the language of speech;
3) the language of the computer;
4) the language of literature;
5) the language of politics;
6) the language of medical interaction;
7) the language of other professions.
All
in all:
1)
It teaches us about ourselves;
2) It enables us to teach others to use language as appropriate to circumstances;
3) It helps us to be competent communicators and to help others in the
same way.
Careers
include: -
1)
Language teaching
2) Speech therapy
3) Journalism and writing
4) Translating and interpreting
5) Describing the world's unwritten languages
6) Communications training
Textbook
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COURSE
OFFERINGS
UNDERGRADUATE
LINGUISTICS COURSES OFFERED IN 2003-2004
SEMESTER I
LEVEL I Courses
L 10C - Introduction to Language 3 Credits Pre-req:
None
L 11C - Introduction to Methodology, Lesson Planning and
Classroom Management 3 Credits Pre-req: None
LEVEL II Courses
L 21A - Language Acquisition 3 Credits Pre-req: L10C
L 23D - Language Situations in the Modern World 3 credits Pre-req: L10A,
L10B, L10C
L 240 - Language Theory and Linguistic Analysis 6 credits Pre-req: L10A,
L10B, L10C
L 27B - Point-of-View and Meaning in Literary Discourse 3 Credits Pre-req:
L10C
L 280 - French-Lexicon Creole 6 Credits Pre-req: None
LEVEL III Courses
L 300 - Special Project in Linguistics 6 Credits Pre-req:
2 Level II or III courses
according to the topic
L 32A - Caribbean Dialectology 3 Credits Pre-req: L10A, L10B, L10C
And a Level II course
SEMESTER II
LEVEL I Courses
L 10A - Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 3
Credits Pre-req: None
L 10B - Introduction to Morphology and Syntax 3 Credits Pre-req: None
L 11D - Practical and Innovative Approaches to TEFL 3 Credits Pre-req:
L11C or equivalent
LEVEL II Courses
L 21E - Language Development and Language &
Learning Disabilities 3 Credits Pre-req: L21A or equivalent
L 23B - Sociolinguistics 3 Credits Pre-req: L10A, L10B, L10C
L 23E - Introduction to Educational Linguistics 3 Credits Pre-req: L10C
L 240 - Language Theory and Linguistic Analysis 6 credits Pre-req: L10A,
L10B, L10C
L 24B - Structure of the English Language 3 Credits Pre-req: L10A, L10B,
L10C
L 24D - Structure and Meaning in Literary Discourse 3 Credits Pre-req:
L10C
L 25A - Language, Gender and Sex 3 Credits Pre-req: L10A, L10B, L10C
L 280 - French-Lexicon Creole 6 Credits Pre-req: None
LEVEL III Courses
L 300 - Special Project in Linguistics 6 Credits Pre-req:
2 Level II or III courses
according to the topic
L 31A - Applied Linguistics 3 Credits Pre-req: L21A or L21E
L 32B - Creole Linguistics 3 Credits Pre-req: L10A, L10B, L10C
And a Level II course
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REQUIREMENTS
FOR MAJOR
Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are three (3) credit courses.
Not all courses are offered every year. .
The
major in Linguistics requires 36 credits, and must
include the following:
LEVEL I
· L10C
Introduction to Language (Semester I)*
· L10A
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (Semester
II)*
· L10B
Introduction to Morphology and Syntax (Semester II)*
LEVEL II - a minimum
of four courses, or 12 credits.
One course must be:
· L240
Language Theory and Linguistic Analysis (6 credits
- Semesters I and II)
One course must be an English
Language course - may be chosen from the following:
· L24B
Structure of the English Language (Semester II)
and/or
· L24C
Change and Development in the English Language (Semester
I)
One course must be a Sociolinguistics course
- may be chosen from the following:
· L23D
Language Situations in the Modern World (Semester
I)
and/or
· L23B
Sociolinguistics (Semester II)
and/or
· L25A
Language, Gender and Sex (Semester II)
LEVEL III
· L300
Special Project in Linguistics
· L31A
Applied Linguistics
· L32B
Creole Linguistics
*
Note that performance in these courses does not
influence, positively or negatively, the final
quality of the degree.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR MINOR
Students wishing to minor in Linguistics must do a minimum of 18 credits
to declare a minor in Linguistics. Students are required to take all
three Level I courses. For other courses, they must consult the Linguistics
Unit for advice on possible combinations with their declared major.
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L10C:
INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE
LECTURERS: B. LALLA (DAY) AND
H. GIBBS DE PEZA (EVENING)
Pre-requisite: None
The course aims at familiarising students with the range of ways in which
language operates in human society, to introduce students to language
as a dynamic phenomenon, varying and changing from region to region,
from one historical period to another and from one culture to the next.
The course also aims at sesnsitising students to the systematic nature
of language and to possibilities for objective description.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures, 1 tutorial and 1 peer group session
per week
Assessment: In-course tests and project (100%)
L10A: INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
LECTURER: J. FERREIRA
Pre-requisite: None
This course is designed to introduce students to the analysis, recognition,
reproduction and transcription of speech sounds, and to understand the
myriad possible patterning of these sounds in a wide cross-section of
the world's languages. It is especially useful for anyone studying or
teaching a foreign language.
Assessment: 100% in-course assessment - 3 tests (70%), practical and
tutorials (30%)
L10B: INTRODUCTION TO MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
LECTURER: B. LALLA
Pre-requisite: None
Words are composed of smaller units of meaning and function, and the
course investigates the linguistic processes by which words are derived.
It also focuses on the composition of sentences and on the processes
by which sentences of infinite number and complexity can be produced.
Assessment: 100% in-course assessment - 3 tests (70%), practical and
tutorials (30%)
L11C: INTRODUCTION TO METHODOLOGY, LESSON PLANNING,
AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
LECTURER: R. RODRIGUEZ FIGUERA
Pre-requisite: None
This course aims to integrate most current approaches to language teaching
with practical classroom applications. It will encourage students to
develop the capacity to teach integrated language skills through a diverse
range of activities, to evaluate and test meaningfully, to promote student
self-access, to design their own syllabi and materials, and will help
teachers to facilitate learner-based activities. Participants will be
expected to demonstrate an awareness of the professional aspects of TEFL,
and to attain satisfactory levels of language awareness for TEFL.
Assessment: Four (4) in-course assignments, including one theoretical
and three practical assignments.
L11D: PRACTICAL AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO
TEFL
LECTURER: R. RODRIGUEZ FIGUERA
Pre-requisite: None
This course aims to provide updated advanced teacher training for teachers
of English as a Foreign Language, and to upgrade the languages awareness
of teachers of EFL. Students will examine practical and innovative ideas
for improving their classroom practice, as well as for updating their
knowledge of resources.
L20C:
ADVANCED LANGUAGE THEORY
LECTURER: M. ALLEYNE
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
This course exposes students to contemporary views on the nature and
structure of language. The primary focus will be generativist theory.
Students will be able to distinguish between various theoretical approaches
to grammar and to make links to other related areas of Linguistics. Students
will be expected to demonstrate understanding of basic syntactic concepts
such as adequacy, universal grammar, competence, autonomous syntax. Students
will also be expected to demonstrate familiarity with GB framework.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments and 2-hour examination
L21A:
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
LECTURER: V. YOUSSEF
Pre-requisite: L10C
This course is designed to enable students to comprehend natural processes
of language acquisition, for both first and second language situations,
and for bi- and multi-lingual as well as monolingual situations. It examines
theories on language acquisition as they have developed throughout this
century, and measures these against experimental and naturalistic findings
in this burgeoning field. It examines the contribution of neurolinguistic
findings to the field. It investigates language acquisition in a creologenic
setting and the contribution of pidgin and Creole studies to our understanding
of language acquisition; it also investigates language acquisition in
other multilingual settings. It investigates major current issues in
language acquisition
research, specifically the roles of the first language(s), environmental,
social-psychological and neurological factors. Language acquisition is
distinguished from language learning which is studied later in other
courses.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Coursework essay (40%) and examination (60%)
L23B: SOCIOLINGUISTICS
LECTURER: V. YOUSSEF
Pre-requisite: L10C
Definition of 'Sociolinguistics', its many possible areas of research,
its major emphases, some basic concepts e.g. speech community, linguistic
repertoire, language-dialect, sociolect-idiolect, linguistic variable,
social variable, domain, communicative competence, etc.
Fundamental sociolinguistic premises necessary for an unbiased look at
the cognitive and social functions of language varieties.
Correlation of linguistic and non-linguistic factors. Social variables
accounting for language variation e.g. socio-economic class, regional
provenience, situational context, age, sex, group identity, etc.
Sociolinguistics in the West Indian context. Analysis of socially diagnostic
variables in Caribbean language varieties. Survey of different approaches
to the treatment of variation in language e.g. Labovian model vs. implicational
model of De Camp.
Bickerton. Notion of communicative competence. Rules governing social/linguistic
interaction and the ethnography of speaking. Who speaks what to whom
and when and why? What is a speech act? Speech event? Social roles and
the domains of linguistic choice.
Method of Instruction:
Assessment: Coursework (40%) and final examination (60%)
L23D: LANGUAGE SITUATIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD
LECTURER: J. FERREIRA
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments (40%) and final examination (60%)
L23E: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS
LECTURER: I. ROBERTSON
Pre-requisite: L10C
The failure of the majority of Caribbean teachers to recognise the critical
roles played by language in the education process contributes in no small
measure to the failure of the system to deal adequately with the challenges
of education. This course will address the obvious need for teachers
in the Caribbean school system to be acquainted with basic linguistic
information needed for adequate functioning and for the increasing of
the attendant levels of success. This course will attempt to enhance
levels of linguistic knowledge and language awareness for education.
In particular, students
will be introduced to the role of language in instruction, measurement
and evaluation, the measurement of mental maturity, readiness. This course
will also address language across the curriculum and elements of language
planning and policy.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Course projects (25%), seminar presentations (15%), and final
examination (60%)
L240: LANGUAGE THEORY AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
LECTURERS: M. ALLEYNE AND J. FERREIRA
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
This course is designed to provide an integrated approach to the understanding
of more recent theoretical orientations in Linguistics, and to provide
opportunities to do practical work based on these theories. It is intended
that this course will provide a broad base in Linguistics for students
wanting to pursue any further work in the field of Linguistics. This
course is presented as a year-long course in order to cater to the need
for maintaining the dynamic links between the sub-areas treated and at
the same time, helping students to appreciate the critical importance
of these links.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments and final examination
L24B: STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LECTURER: J. FERREIRA
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
This course addresses the need for classroom teachers and students of
Linguistics to develop speci?c understandings of the structure of English
and of the nature of English as a world language. Students are expected
to be able to deal with issues of Standard varieties of English, Internationally
Acceptable English. Students are also expected to display speci?c knowledge
of the structural and usage characteristics of English. Coursework assessment
will be based on knowledge of the various word classes, sentence structure
patterns, syntactic requirements of the language.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Coursework (40%) and final examination (60%)
L24C: CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
LECTURER: B. LALLA
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
The course offers a guide through the formation of English. It demonstrates
how the language has changed and developed with the experiences and needs
of its speakers. It familiarises students with the language of authors
like Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton. It demonstrates the form of English
at the point of contact with West African languages - the contact that
gave rise to Caribbean Creoles. Expansion and contact, and variety and
standardisation are dimensions of this dynamic development.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments and 2-hour examination
L24D: STRUCTURE AND MEANING IN LITERARY DISCOURSE
LECTURER: B. LALLA
Pre-requisites: L10C
This course prepares the student to interpret poetry and prose through
the analysis of language. Issues associated with structure at the level
of sound, sentence and discourse have implications for meaning in the
text. The course leads students through description of narrative and
verse form to critical interpretation.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments and final examination
L25A: LANGUAGE, GENDER & SEX
LECTURER: V. YOUSSEF
Pre-requisite: L10C
This course focuses on the relationship between gender as a social phenomenon
and language, and investigates some of the theoretical frameworks through
which it has been studied, especially during the last three decades.
It also examines the extent to which the stereotypes which have emerged
are applicable outside the contexts in which they were originally generated,
and speci?cally to the Caribbean. Linguistic gender in a number of unrelated
languages, including Caribbean Creoles, is also discussed, with a view
to assessing how relevant charges of sexism might be.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Coursework (40%) and final examination (60%)
L27B: POINT-OF-VIEW AND MEANING IN LITERARY
DISCOURSE
LECTURER: B. LALLA
Pre-requisite: L10C
The course aims at preparing students to interpret poetry and prose by
analysis of perspective and semantics in the discourse. It also aims
at familiarising students with theoretical linguistic issues associated
with poetics, in particular those issues associated with point-of-view
and with the linguistic bases of figurative language. At the end of the
course, students should be prepared to describe and to explain how perspective
is conveyed in fiction and poetry.
Method of Instruction:
Assessment: 100% in-course assessment: supervised tests (50%), research
paper (30%), independent study and tutorial presentation - oral presentation
to be accompanied by a written submission (20%)
L280: FRENCH-LEXICON CREOLE
LECTURER: N. CHARLERY
Pre-requisite: None
This course is designed both as a foreign language course and as one
in structure, essential to later stages of undergraduate training in
Caribbean Linguistics. A knowledge of French will be an advantage but
it is not a pre-requisite. Students will be trained in oral and written
expression and comprehension, as well as being instructed in the structure
of the language. Problems of orthography, standardisation and instrumentalisation
will also be discussed.
Method of Instruction: 3 lectures and 3 tutorials per week
Assessment: In-course test (100%)
A minimum of 2 tests per semester (a total of four), consisting of reading
and listening comprehension, written composition and conversation.
L300: SPECIAL PROJECT IN LINGUISTICS
LECTURER: V. YOUSSEF
(6 credits- 2-semester course; may be read as a substitute course for
Caribbean Studies)
Pre-requisites: At least two Level II or Level III courses to be determined
according to the topics selected
This course initiates students into research in Linguistics. It specifically
enhances understanding of the nature of research in general and linguistic
research in particular. Students are expected to develop skills at identifying
and de?ning problems, selecting appropriate approaches to research, designing
and executing research programmes across the broad spectrum of possibilities
in Linguistics. The primary emphasis is on practical exercises, workshop
and seminar presentations. Coursework evaluation is based on exercises.
Final assessment is by one 5,000- 8,000-word research paper.
Method of Instruction: 2 seminar hours per week, plus regular consultation
with supervisor
Assessment: 2 prepared oral presentations (25%) and 1 research paper
(75%)
L31A: APPLIED LINGUISTICS
LECTURER: V. YOUSSEF
Pre-requisite: L21A
To reinforce oral and written skills Although Linguistics can be applied
to any area of human life in which language is used, Applied Linguistics
has traditionally been chiefly concerned with the examination of language
in an educational context, and more narrowly, with foreign languages
teaching and learning. The course seeks to explore the links between
Linguistics, Psychology and the study of society all of which are important
in providing solutions to "problems" involving the acquisition
and use of language. Theoretical discussion of what it means to be a
proficient language user, is combined with practical work involving non-proficient
language users such as foreign language learners, adult literacy students
and children learning to write
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Tutorial exercises (20%), case study (20%), and final examination
(60%)
L32A: CARIBBEAN DIALECTOLOGY
LECTURER: I. ROBERTSON
Pre-requisites: L10C, L10A and L10B
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: In-course assignments and 2-hour examination
L32B: CREOLE LINGUISTICS
LECTURER: M. ALLEYNE
Pre-requisite: L10A and L10B, or L101, or L10C and L10D
This course attempts to develop specific knowledge of the nature of Creole
languages. Students are expected to demonstrate a clear understanding
of the history and development of these languages across the world but
more specifically those of the Caribbean area. Students are also expected
to demonstrate a clear understanding of the processes of civilisation
of language as well as of the phonological, morphological, syntactic
and semantic characteristics of specific Creoles. Field exercise will
be used to promote a greater appreciation of the links of this course
to day-to-day existence in one or more selected communities.
Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment: Coursework (40%) and 2-hour examination (60%)
POSTGRADUATE
LINGUISTICS COURSES
Linguistics
Diploma in TESOL, M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D.
DIPLOMA
IN TESOL (TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR PROGRAMME OF STUDY
The Diploma in TESOL requires credits and must include the following:
YEAR
1
Semester
II
1. L21A Language Acquisition
2.
L24B Structure of the English Language
3.
L31A Applied Linguistics
4.
L31B Teaching English as a Second Language
5.
L300 Special Project in Linguistics
6.
L50A Methods in TESOL
(4credits)
Semesters
I and II
7. L50B Resources in TESOL
(4 credits)
8.
L51A Teaching Praticum
(3 credits)
YEAR
2
Semester
II
9. L61D Methods of Second and Foreign Language Teaching
(4 credits)
10.
L61E TESOL Principles and Approaches
(4 credits)
The M.A.
The programme will feed into the M.Phil and Ph.D programmes, by providing
a first year of coursework (M.Phil.) as well as requiring completion
of a 'reading field'** in each case. It is anticipated that the structured
learning environment provided through coursework will better equip candidates
for both theoretical and practical demands of the research environment.
Target
Group: Persons involved in education, in particular
language learning and teaching, who satisfy the admission
requirements set out below.
Admission
Requirements: Applicants must possess at least a
Lower Second Class Honours degree with a clear "B" grade
in a minimum of four second and four third level
courses in Linguistics. Persons who do not possess
the requirements in Linguistics must complete the
required qualifying courses successfully before being
accepted into the programme. Persons who do not possess
the necessary Linguistics requirements may also opt
to begin with the Diploma in TESOL.
Aim:
To equip candidates with the necessary theoretical
knowledge to enable them to teach English to a variety
of learner sub-types and to undertake valid research
in the context of this burgeoning field.
Programme:
Candidates must complete five semester-long courses,
one year-long course, a reading field, and a research
paper (15000-20000) words. The programme will be
offered part-time and will extend over two years.
Students will take a maximum of two courses per semester.
A successful candidate will achieve at least 50%
in all courses and the research paper; a candidate
achieving over 70% in the same will be awarded the
MA with distinction. Normally a student may fail
not more than two courses in the programme, and may
resit any of those courses only once.
**
A reading field is an exploration of the relevant
literature on a specific area, problem or topic.
Students will be expected to show an awareness
of the major issues and findings in the particular
field. Candidates must display a comprehensive
grasp of the literature relevant to the field.
In particular, students will be expected to demonstrate
familiarity with the most recent positions in the
field and the relationship to earlier positions.
APPLIED LINGUISTICS (M.A.)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR PROGRAMME OF STUDY
The M.A. in Applied Linguistics requires 40 credits and must include
the following:
YEAR
1
1.
L60E The Development of Theoretical Linguistics
(4credits)
2.
L61B First and Second Language Acquisition Issues
and Research
(4 credits)
YEAR
2
Semester
II
3. L61C Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching
(4 credits)
4a.
L61D Methods of Second and Foreign Language Teaching
(4 credits)
or
4b. L61E TESOL Principles and Approaches
(4 credits)
5a.
ED62A Quantitative Research Methods in Education
(3 credits)
or
5b. ED62B Qualitative Research Methods in Education
(3 credits)
or
5c L67A Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
(3credits)
6
ED640 Language, Linguistics and Caribbean Education
Research
Paper
(6 credits)
In
special circumstances, dependent on research topic,
a student may take E631 - Methods of Research and
Literary Scholarship (6 credits) as his/her research
course rather than ED62A, ED62B or L67A.
The M.Phil.
Target
group: Persons desirous of pursuing higher degrees
in any of the Major sub-disciplines of Linguistics
(Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Historical,
Descriptive, Applied, Creole Linguistics, etc.) Applicants
must satisfy the admission requirements set out below.
Admission
Requirements: The norm for admission to the M. Phil
in Linguistics is a First or Upper Second Class Degree
in Linguistics or an MA in the same. Students who
are taking the MA degree outlined above may transfer
to the M. Phil degree upon successful completion
of the coursework with an average of 60%. Admission
to the programme will be determined by availability
and deployment of appropriate supervisors.
Aim:
To equip candidates with the necessary theoretical
knowledge to conduct advanced research into issues
of a specific sub-discipline or combination of sub-disciplines
within Linguistics e.g. Sociolinguistics, Creole
Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics.
Programme:
All students without a higher degree are required
to pursue a core of coursework to expand and strengthen
disciplinary knowledge acquired at undergraduate
level. This core shall consist of:
· A Research Methods Course (ED62A or ED62B or L67A) (3 credits)
· L60E Development of Theoretical Linguistics (4 credits)
After completion of this they are required to complete a reading field
guided by their supervisor and assessed by a seminar paper (30%) and
an annotated bibliography in the field (70%). Candidates will be expected
to show an awareness of the major issues and findings in the particular
field. Candidates must display a comprehensive grasp of the literature
relevant to the field. In particular, students will be expected to be
familiar with the most recent positions in the area and to provide links
to earlier positions.
Candidates then have one further year of study in which to complete their
research and submit a thesis (40,000-50,000 words) on a topic approved
by the examiners. Students will be required to demonstrate extensive
knowledge in their field through periodic seminar presentations.
Students may register full or part-time.
The Ph.D.
Target
group: Persons who are interested in pursuing research
in any of the major sub-disciplines of Linguistics
and who satisfy the admission requirements listed
below
Admission
Requirements: Admission to the Ph.D programme will
be based on the possession of an M.Phil degree or
its equivalent (e.g. a research based Masters degree
in Linguistics). Acceptance to the programme will
be determined, in part, by staff deployment and availability.
Aim:
To equip candidates with the necessary theoretical
knowledge to teach and to conduct advanced research
into issues of a specific sub-discipline within Linguistics
e.g. Sociolinguistics, Creole Linguistics, Theoretical
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or any acceptable
combination thereof.
Programme:
Full-time candidates without an M. Phil. are required
to complete two reading fields in their first year,
each guided by their supervisor and assessed as within
the M.Phil programme. Students will be expected to
show an awareness of the major issues and findings
in the particular field. Candidates must display
a comprehensive grasp of the literature relevant
to the field. In particular, students will be expected
to be familiar with the most recent positions in
the field and to provide links to earlier positions
in the field.
Full-time candidates who already have the M.Phil or are upgrading are
required to complete only one further reading field. Candidates are expected
to present and defend a thesis proposal of acceptable scope and quality
for the Ph.D. At least two further years of research and study will be
accompanied by periodic seminar presentations and will culminate in completion
of a thesis of 80,000 words. Part-time candidates have twice as long
to complete their work. á
Websites of Interest
GENERAL INTEREST
The Linguist List
http://www.linguistlist.org
SIL International
http://www.sil.org
The Ethnologue
http://www.ethnologue.com
Society for Caribbean Linguistics
http://www.geocities.com/scl_online
Groupe Européen de Recherches en Langues Créoles
http://creoles.free.fr
Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy
at Mona
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dllp/index.htm
7) Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature
at Cave Hill
http://humanities.uwichill.edu.bb/LLLIndex.htm
CARIBBEAN LANGUAGES
Society for Caribbean Linguistics
http://www.geocities.com/scl_online
Groupe Européen de Recherches en Langues Créoles
http://creoles.free.fr
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/research/jpcl/
OTHER UWI DEPARTMENTS
Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy
at Mona
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dllp/index.htm
Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature
at Cave Hill
http://humanities.uwichill.edu.bb/LLLIndex.htm
FUN
Linguistic Fun
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/fun.html
Linguistic Olympics
http://www.lingolym.org/
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