African Languages: Investigating Linguistic Structures
Summary
This course gives you an introduction to scientific research in African languages. Special attention is given to research questions, research methods, and the structure of academic papers.
Language of instruction: English
About
Necessary concepts are introduced through lectures and texts from basic handbooks. You apply your acquired knowledge in assignments where you, through ciritical reading and discussion, analyse samples of good bachelor's essays and scholarly articles. In the course, you present you reading in both oral and written form in order to practice your ability to present, discuss and write linguistic text in English. At the end of the course, each student presents their plan for an intended independent project at bachelor's level. These project plans are discussed in a final seminar.
Prerequisites and selection
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.
After graduation
What happens next? Further studies? Apply for a degree? Search for a job? How can you plan forwards to get your dream job?
There are many questions, and some answers can be found here:
https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/after-your-studies
Facilities
Our campus - Humanisten
Address: Renströmsgatan 6
