2020/2021
Master Thesis
Code: 42501 ECTS Credits: 15| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4313382 Advanced Studies in Catalan Language and Literature | OB | 0 | 2 |
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Contact
- Name:
- Xavier Villalba Nicolás
- Email:
- Xavier.Villalba@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
Other comments on languages
The masther thesis must be written in Catalan. This module requires a native or near-native level of Catalan.Teachers
- Enric Cassany Cels
- Xavier Villalba Nicolás
External teachers
- Emili Boix
- Lola Badia
Prerequisites
None.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This module will be devoted entirely to the development of a short research paper, on a subject freely chosen by the student under the supervision of one of the professors of the master's degree. The work may be a first sample of advanced scientific production or an applied research output.
Competences
- Analyse, interpret, revise and produce texts in Catalan.
- Apply the research methods of linguistics and literary studies.
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Construct a well-argued critical evaluation of a linguistic or literary analysis.
- Contextualise texts for analysis and production.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
- Seek out information in the scientific literature using appropriate channels, and use this information to formulate and contextualise a research topic.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply research methodology, techniques and specific resources to produce innovative findings in a particular specialist area of Catalan language or literature.
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Construct a well-argued critical evaluation of a linguistic or literary analysis.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
- Produce a text analysing literary works or on linguistic data or texts.
- Seek out information in the scientific literature using appropriate channels, and use this information to formulate and contextualise a research topic.
- Situate data and texts in their historical, social and cultural and pragmatic contexts for the purpose of analysis.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
Content
The contents related to the subject of the research paper.
Methodology
See the guide in Catalan.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Oral presentation of the thesis | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
| Selection of a subject of study and formulation of a working hypothesis | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
| Work with the tutor and report of the progress of the thesis at the tutorial sessions | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Bibliographic research, field work, research in archives and libraries | 165 | 6.6 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
| Writting of the thesis | 165 | 6.6 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
Assessment
See the guide in Catalan.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final master thesis (written) | 70 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
| Oral presentation of the thesis | 30% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7 |
Bibliography
The literature recommended by the director.