PLM5940

Language and politics: meaning, power and cultural conflict

Proposed to be offered next in 1999

Ray Nichols

12 points
* 2 hours per week
* Clayton

Objectives As for PLM4940 with the additional objective that students should have acquired an ability to conduct independent research and draw critical links between this research and broader issues relating to the subject.

Synopsis As for PLM4940

Assessment Essay (6000 words) and seminar contributions: 50%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%
* Students are required to devise their own research question (in consultation with the lecturer). In researching the essay, students are required to engage in substantive research using both primary and secondary materials, and to show an awareness of relevant conceptual frameworks.