Overall objectives:

1.1 - Understand the stages of the process of scientific research
1.2 - Analyze the theoretical-methodological issues involved in scientific production;
1.3 - Relate and adapt hypotheses to research methods and / or processes of statistical analysis ;
1.4 - Design an enquiry by qQuestionnaire and interview;
1.5 - Know how to use techniques and tools in corpus analysis;
1.6 - Master the methodologies of quantitative and qualitative analysis, taking into account linguistic and social variables;

Syllabus:

1. - Designing a research plan
1.1 - Topics and aims
1.2 - Bibliographic research
1.3 - Structuring the project work
1.4 - Revising and editing
2. - Data collection methods
2.1 - Desiging collection tools (surveys, interviews, questionnaires)
2.2 - testing tools (validation)
2.3 - Implementing tools (field work)
3. - Corpus linguistics and its tools
3.1 - Multidisciplinary application
3.2 - Techniques and / or Instruments (different contexts of use)
3.3 - Presentation of concordancers
3.4 - Multidisciplinary corpus-based approaches
4. - Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
4.1 - Covariation: linguistic and social variables (socioeconomic class, gender, age)
4.2 - Presentation of programs for statistical analysis
4.3 - Content analysis

Literature/Sources:

CHAMBERS, J. K. et alii. (orgs.) , 2008 , The handbook of language variation and change , Blackwell Publishers
TAGLIAMONTE, Sali , 2006 , Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation , Cambridge University Press
LITOSSELITI, Lia (ed.) , 2010 , Research Methods in Linguistics , Continuum International Publishing Group
GHIGLIONE, R., MATALON, B. , 1993 , O Inquérito - Teoria e Prática , Oeiras: Celta Editora
McENERY, Tony, & WILSON, A., , 1996 , Corpus Linguistics , Edimburg: University Press
SINGLY, F. , 1992 , L?enquête et ses méthodes: Le questionnaire , Paris: Nathan
WYNNE, M. (ed.) , 2005 , Developing Linguistic Corpora: A Guide to Good Practice , Oxford: Oxbow Books.
CHAMBERS, Jack K. e TRUDGILL, Peter (eds.) , 1998 , Dialectology , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
TRUDGILL, Peter , 1984 , On Dialect: Social and Geographical Perspectives , Oxford, New York: Blackwell
MALLINSON, Christine, CHILDS, Becky & Gerard Van Herk , 2013 , Data Collection in Sociolinguistics Methods and Applications , New York, NY: Routledge
JOHNSON, Keith , 2008 , Quantitative Methods in Linguistics , BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
DOLLINGER, Stephan , 2015 , The Written Questionnaire in Social Dialectology , John Benjamins B.V.
LAMELI, Alfred, KEHREIN, Roland, & RABANUS, Stefan , 2010 , Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation. Volume 2: Language Mapping Part I , DE Gruyter Mouton
KRUG, Manfred & SCHLUTER, Julia (eds) , 2013 , Research Methods in Language Variation and Change , Cambridge University Press
O'Keeffe, Anne & McCARTHY, Michael (eds) , 2010 , The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics , London/New York: Routledge

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The syllabus comprises four modules. Each one consists of 5 T (theoretical sessions), of expository type, 6TP (theoretical-practical sessions), where priority is given to problem solving, discussion of concepts and their practical application, 2,5 S (Seminar), in which it is expected that guest lecturers approach specific topics and 5 OT (Tutorials), for the preparation of an autonomous research project. The evaluation consists of individual research (50%) and oral presentation (50%). The evaluation criteria, defined by the four teachers, are based on the application of the knowledge and skills acquired in the four modules.