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SEMESTER 2, 2019
LINGUIST 706 - Field Methods: Morpho-syntax

• Course Co-ordinator
  Saurov Syed - s.syed@auckland.ac.nz
  
  
• Teacher

Saurov Syed - s.syed@auckland.ac.nz

• Tutor

• Course delivery format

One hour a week (day and time to be advised) with the Course Coordinator, and a two hour slot per week (day and time to be advised) with the Language Consultant.  Additional time slots will be scheduled with the Language Consultant toward the end of the semester for students to gather additional data for their final assignment.

The classroom is planned to be the Linguistics Lab (206-302). 

Summary of Course Description              

Students analyse the structure of an unfamiliar language, focusing on the syntax. The language studied in LINGUIST 706 is likely to be the same studied in LINGUIST 705 in the first semester.

Course outcomes

A student who successfully completes this course will have the opportunity to:

• acquire knowledge of field techniques for investigating an unfamiliar language
• learn how to document the syntactic processes of a language
• acquire skills in linguistic argumentation by analysing the syntax of a language

Course Assessment

Coursework (40%) + Final Paper (60%; no longer than 6000 words)

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Workload:

The University of Auckland's expectation on 15-point courses, is that students spend 10 hours per week on the course. Students manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend two hours of lectures each week and participate in a one-hour tutorial from week 2 of semester. This leaves seven hours per week outside the classroom to prepare for tutorials, assignments and the exam.

Deadlines and submission of coursework:

Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be penalised 5% per day late.