Seminar in Linguistics - LANE 424

1. STARTING ON
THE RIGHT
FOOT 1
By: http://SBANJAR.kau.edu.sa/
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
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2. http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/4365348725/the-field-of-linguistics-explained-i-
lovehttp://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/4365348725/the-field-of-linguistics-explained-i-love
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3. http://cascadillapress.blogspot.com/2011/03/fields-of-linguistics-poster.html
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4. INTRODUCTION :
STARTING ON THE RIGHT FOOT
CHOOSING AN AREA
GETTING ORGANIZED
USING RESOURCES
BEING A RESEARCHER
SETTING UP DATA-BASED RESEARCH
BEING WISE
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5. CHOOSING AN AREA
• what can be researched?
• What shall I write about?
• What makes a good projects?
• Whom shall I consult?
• What am I expected to do?
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6. GETTING ORGANIZED
•HOW DO I ORGANIZE MY TIME?
•MAKING A PLAN
• HOW TO READ AND HOW TO MAKE
NOTES
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7. USING RESOURCES
• Where to look in libraries
• Which libraries to use
• Buying books
• Journals and how to use them
• Using people
• Databases
• Using dictionaries and glossaries
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8. BEING A RESEARCHER
•What research looks like
•Using theory
•Theory-only project
•Setting up data-based research
•Making sure you know enough
•Getting subjects and informants
•Accessing and using equipment
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9. • Safety and ethics
• Reducing the risk of it going wrong
• Ending up with manageable results
• Handling data and knowing how to
interpret your results
• Drawing conclusions
• Writing up
• Avoiding plagiarisms
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10. BEING WISE
• Obey the house-rules for presentation,
word-counting and deadlines
•Label your work
•Use a word-processor
•Arrange your data
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