LIN5039/LIN7039-Experimental Linguistics-2023/24

The goal of this module is to take students with no prior training in the methods or tools of experimental psychological science and provide them with the theoretical and practical training required to be able to critically engage with the psycholinguistics literature and to undertake experimental linguistics research themselves. The module will include hands-on training in experimental design, data collection (including training in ethical human subjects research protocols), data analysis and inferential statistics and hypothesis testing. The module will also engage students in considering strengths and limitations of various kinds of linguistics data, and how multiple sources of data and methods of data collection can be combined to enhance understanding. Students will develop their critical reading skills and gain practice in presenting primary source literature to their peers.