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Archived Version 2011 - 2012

Module Title	Digital Methods in Language and Discourse
Module Code	LC524
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Dorothy Kenny	Office Number	C138
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module introduces students to corpus-based research into language and translation, explores the empirical methods used by corpus linguists, and gives students hands-on experience of corpus building and processing and an opportunity to design and implement their own corpus-based research.

Learning Outcomes

1. explain the approach taken to the analysis of linguistic data adopted by selected corpus linguists
2. outline the relevance of corpus research to selected questions in translation studies
3. build their own corpus
4. manipulate corpus data using apppropriate electronic tools
5. analyse corpus data using appropriate conceptual categories
6. design, implement and present a corpus-based research project

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	No Description
Laboratory	12	Practical exercises conducted in computer lab
Directed learning	25	Set reading
Independent Study	25	Student-selected reading in preparation for project
Assignment Completion	51	Design, execution and write-up of corpus-based project
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

to be added

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Barnbrook, Geoff: 1996, Language and Computers, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh,
Bowker, Lynne: 2002, Computer-Aided Translation Technology: A Practical Introduction, chapter on corpora, Ottawa University Press, Ottawa,
Bowker, Lynne and Jennifer Pearson: 2002, Working with Specialized Language: A practical guide to using corpora, Routledge, London/New York,
Deignan, Alice: 2005, Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics, 1st, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 978 1 58811 647 5
Kenny, Dorothy: 2001, Lexis and Creativity in Translation: A Corpus-based Study, 1st, Saint Jerome Publishing, Manchester, 9781900650380 / 1-900650-38-X
Olohan, Maeve: 2004, Introducing Corpora in Translation Studies, Routledge, London/New York,
Sinclair, John: 1991, Corpus, Concordance, Collocation, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Stubbs, Michael: 1996, Text and Corpus Analysis, Blackwell, Oxford,
Stubbs, Michael: 2001, Words and Phrases, Blackwell, Oxford,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

ALPD	PhD
ALPM	MA
ALPT	PhD-track
CSPD	PhD
CSPT	PhD-track
ELPT	PhD-Track

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