This module will be offered on the new BA Arts programme. As part of the new BA programme, a pathway in Linguistics is being introduced. Linguistics modules are very popular electives and attract large numbers of registrations. A high number of students opt for a linguistics focussed final year project. As the modules are taught in English they are very popular choices also with Erasmus and study abroad students. These modules will all be made available as options on the current BA in Applied Languages, thus increasing student choice. The introduction of these new LI modules is therefore designed to meet the institutional strategic objectives of increased student choice and increased opportunities for internationalisation.This is the second of two modules designed to provide students with skills in the full range of approaches to studying language in society. These skills are needed for three interrelated purposes: to complement the theories and principles that they are learning about in their other modules and go provide them with the necessary skills to apply these to practical contexts; to equip students with the skills required to design and complete a language-focussed final year project; to facilitate the student's development as a life-long reflective researcher of language

The module is practical in nature and the focus will be on acquiring and applying methods of analysis in language research. The syllabus will be organised as follows: corpus methods; conversation and interaction analysis; ethnographic and anthropological approaches; discourse analysis.

On successful completion of this module, participants will be able to: select the appropriate method of analysis for linguistic data; apply a range of methods for linguistic/sociolinguistic analysis; evaluate and interpret the outputs of linguistic/sociolinguistic analysis.

On successful completion of this module, participants will demonstrate: greater awareness of different ways of analysing sociolinguistic data; greater appreciation of the value of data analysis in problem-solving in everyday life.

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Faculty teaching the module are all members of the Centre for Applied Language Studies and are among the most research active in the Faculty. Each member will teach the methods which they use in their own research, enabling students to benefit from deep expertise and experience. In this way, students have the perfect opportunity to become knowledgeable in the latest methods and applications. The module is highly practical in nature and students will complete a number of assignments both individually and in groupwork, which will develop their collaborative capacity. Within these assignments, there will be room for individual tailoring and creativity will be actively encouraged. A fundamental focus will be on instilling a high level of research integrity and ethical understanding in order to foster responsibility. The objective of both this module and its prerequisite module is to foster a proactive approach to identifying and solving real world language problems among students, not just in their student lives but throughout their working lives also.