ENG2153 - English Corpus Linguistics
Course content
Through problem-based tasks the students learn how to use machine-readable corpora as a basis for linguistic description and language learning.The corpora used in the course are the British National Corpus and the Oslo Interactive English Corpus. The teaching materials consist partly of books and partly of material available from the Internet. Students are expected to work actively with the corpora and with various types of assignments in connection with the course.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will have:
- become familiar with a method for doing linguistic research;
- learned how to use machine-readable corpora;
- increased your insight into the English language and how it is used.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Id does not exist in shared textThe course requires ENG1100 - English Grammar, an introduction or similar knowledge.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English
Teaching
Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in total.
Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%, 12 out of 14 seminars). Additional absences must be justified by documentation to the exam coordinator.
Two short written assignments must be submitted as part of the course work. Both language and content will be part of the assessment, and quotations, references and examples must be properly presented.
Read more about guidelines for obligatory activities.
Access to teaching
Id does not exist in shared textExamination
The final mark for the course is set on the basis of a three-day take-home exam.
You must submit your paper in Fronter. Read more about submission procedures
Examination support material
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Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
The result will be available at the StudentWeb within three weeks after the exam.
Explanations and appeals
You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.
Resit an examination
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.
Withdrawal from an examination
A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the two consecutive semesters when the course is given.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation
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