Research Methods and Techniques

Code:

LLC108

Acronym:

MTP

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	26	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	113	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

For LLC: the students 1. should get acquainted with the functions and the potential of libraries in a human sciences researcher perspective. 2. Be aware of the potentialities and risks of exploring internet.

For students of Science of Language: The students should: 1. know how research in language of sciences is carried out through the development of methodological rigor and critical search; 2. develop the ability to use basic skills in the preparation and execution of research in this scientific domain; 3. know  procedures and terminology used in oral and written presentation of linguistic studies, as well as basic equipment to collect and analyze data and results; 4. acquire a wide array of knowledge about field and experimental work; 5. reveal ability to participate actively in a project of linguistics; 6. improve ability to read scientific papers in the domain of language sciences; 7. develop the ability to carry out autonomous study in the field of linguistics.

Learning outcomes and competences

For LLC students: 1. To develop the abilities for critical reading and assessment of materials. 2. To understand and to comply with ridorous methods of planning, developing and presenting academic work.

 

For CL students: The students should have acquired the following skills: 1. knowledge of how research in language of sciences is carried out through the development of methodological rigor and critical reasoning; 2. Ability to use basic skills in the preparation and execution of research in this scientific domain; 3. knowledge of  procedures and terminology used in oral and written presentation of linguistic studies, as well as of basic equipment to collect and analyze data and results; 4. acquistion of a wide array of knowledge about field and experimental work; 5. ability to participate actively in a project of linguistics; 6. ability to read scientific papers in the domain of language sciences; 7. ability to carry out autonomous study in the field of linguistics.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

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Program

For LLC: 1. To research on 1.1. Books and Libraries 1.1.1. How to identify and classify: types and functions; 1.1.2. How to classify different books-materials: manual catalogs, online catalogs, virtual documents, 1.1.3. How to prepare the research: 1.2. Electronic resources 1.2.1. How to research on the internet: scientific property and good sources; 1.2.2. Databases and online journals. 2. To read 2.1. To select and hierarchy the information 2.2. To identify structures and connections 2.3. The functions of footnotes and quotations 2.4. Plan, paraphrase, synopse and keywords. 3. To present 3.1. reading notes, a recension and a report: planning, writing and speaking 3.2. Quotation's rules, bibliographical reference's types 3.3. Influence and copy: law and ethic; 3.4. composition and text's presentation; 3.5. Oral presentation.

For CL students: 1 – Research in language sciences. Preliminary remarks. 2 – Planning research in language sciences. 3 – Study development. 4 – Results. 5 – Different kinds of sources in research in language sciences. 6 – Specific methodologies in language sciences. 7 – Ethical and deontological rules. 8 – Oral presentations in language sciences. 9 – Written presentations in language sciences. 10 – Some applications of language sciences.

Mandatory literature

BETHERY, A.; BETHERY, Abregé de la Classification Décimale de Dewey, Paris, Ed. C. de la Librairie, 1993
BOOTH, W. C., COLOMBE, G. e WILLIAMS, J.M. ; The Craft of Research, Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1995
BROPHY, Peter; The Library in the 21st Century: New Services for the Information Age., London: Library Association Publishing,, 2001
CALIXTO, José António; A Biblioteca Escolar e a Sociedade da Informação, Lisboa: Caminho, 1996
CEIA, Carlos; Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos, Lisboa: Presença, 1995
CERVEIRA, Maria Elisa ; CE A Referência Bibliográfica de Documentos Impressos e Electrónicos. Análise das Normas NP405-1 e ISO-690-2, in "Revista da FL/ Ciências e Técnicas do Património, Porto, FLUP, 2002, I Série, Vol. I, pp. 111-128
Código do Direito de Autor e dos Direitos Conexos, s.l. s.n., s.d.
ECO, Umberto ; A Biblioteca, Lisboa: Difel, [1987]
ECO, Umberto; Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Lisboa: Presença, 1988
FEBVRE, Lucien e MARTIN, Henri-Jean; O Aparecimento do Livro, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2000
LABARRE, Albert; História do Livro, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 2005
LAKATOS, E. M. e MARCONI, M. A. ; Metodologia Científica, Atlas, 1991
MANGUEL, Alberto ; Uma História da Leitura, Lisboa: Presença, 1998
MALATO, M. Luísa e CUNHA, Paulo F. ; Manual de Retórica & Direito, Lisboa, Quid Juris, 2007
MANN, Chris; Internet Communication and Qualitative Research: A Handbook for Researching Online, London: Sage, 2000
MARQUES, Ana Margarida et alii; 101 Perguntas e Respostas do Direito da Internet e da Informática, s.l., Centro Atlântico, 2002
McMURTRIE, Douglas C.; O Livro, Lisboa, F. C. Gulbenkian, 1982
MELOT, Michel ; La Sagesse du Bibliothécaire, Paris: L’Oeil Neuf, 2004
NP 405-1, DR III Série, n.º 128, 3/6/1994. , 1994
O’DONNELL, James J. ; Avatars of the Word: from Papyrus to Cyberspace, Cambridge, Massachussets / London: Harvard University Press, 1998
OLIVEIRA, L. A. ; Ética em investigação científica. Guias práticos com estudos de caso. , Lidel, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-757-942-6
McENERY, T. e HARDIE, A; Corpus Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-521-54736-9
POCINHO, M; Metodologia de Investigação e comunicação do conhecimento científico, Lidel, 2012. ISBN: 978-972-757-916-7
PODESVA, R. J. E SHARMA, D. (Eds.) ; Research Methods in Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-107-69635-8
RAPOSO, E.P. et al. (Eds.); Gramática do Português, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-31-1456-0
Wray, Alison 070; Projects in linguistics. ISBN: 0-340-65210-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-Practical classes and Tutorial Classes

keywords

Humanities > Literature
Humanities > language sciences
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	10,00
Trabalho de investigação	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

For LLC students: continuous assessment (class attendance and portfolio with, at least, a research project and an observation report of a conference in FLUP): Exam=50%. Mandatory minimum at the final exam: 10 points.

 

For CL students: 

The evaluation is the result of weighted average of the continuous assessment work without final exam. The evaluation items are the following:

1)Participation in a research project about a theme related to Linguistics (group work) – 9 points (in a scale of 1-20)

2)An observation report of a Linguistics’ conference – 4 points (in a scale of 1-20)

3)An individual written work about a theme of the syllabus – 7 points (in a scale of 1-20)

Examinations or Special Assignments

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Internship work/project

Not appliable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not appliable.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

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