This course provides students with hands-on experience with a range of methods used in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics as well as in offline and online contexts. In class, we address a range of important topics, including the observer’s paradox, research ethics, and the interconnection between qualitative research methods and quantitative research methods. Students will be able to hone methodological skills and a researcher’s mindset to carry out research in the fields of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis.
sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, qualitative research methods, quantitative research methods, sociolinguistic field work, research ethics
This course combines lectures, group activities, and discussions.
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to
- Develop confidence in a range of field methods used in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics
- Develop skills in observing, collecting, and transcribing language data
- Gain hands-on experience of reviewing and evaluating existing scholarship from a methodological standpoint
- Design and carry out a sociolinguistic fieldwork
- Cultivate a researcher’s mindset and better understand the relationship between the researcher and the researched, and research ethics
Engagement 20%
3 journals (10% each) 30%
Research Proposal 15%
Mini fieldwork and presentation 35%
All required readings will be posted on Moodle.