Forensic Linguistics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4347 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4347
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This module explores the application of linguistic theory and methods for a forensic purpose. Settings in which forensic linguistics can play a key role include criminal cases, discourse about crime, the penal system, legislation and government policy, as well as journalistic and media discourse around crime and the law. Students will be presented with the different ways in which aspects of linguistic description and understanding can be applied to matters of, for example, authorship attribution, trustworthiness and believability, and the variant possibilities of different meanings and interpretations of evidence in context.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Student participation
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, Applied Linguistics, Discourse and Communication, and Language and Linguistics. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an awareness of how different levels and aspects of linguistic description can be applied in a forensic setting.
Explore an aspect of forensic linguistics either as an historically attested case or as an example of your own practice.
Understand how forensic linguistics functions in its social, cultural, psychological or historical setting.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).