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Department of Linguistics Non-Thesis Group of Students Should Select Two More Courses for Study from the Course Basket Offered by the University of Dhaka Department MA Curriculum MA Curriculum Department of Linguistics non-thesis group of students should select two more courses for study from the course basket offered by the University of Dhaka department. The thesis group students should complete MA Curriculum their MA thesis paper in lieu of taking two elective courses. Session: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18. 2018-19 The minimum number of students of each elective course should be 10 1. Title of the program 4.6 Comprehensive examination: The course Ling M 5201 Masters of Arts in Linguistics which counts 100 marks (4 credits) will be regarded as comprehensive examination. There will be no formal class 2. Eligibility for admission for comprehensive examination. The question will be set 2.1 Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics or equivalent from all the obligatory courses those will be taught in the whole MA programme. 2.2 Other criteria for admission may be determined by both the Faculty of Arts and the Academic Committee of the 5. Teaching Department of Linguistics, University of Dhaka. 5.1 Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, 3. Requirements for the degree Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 5) 3.1 Successful completion of pre-specified credits hours in 2 5.2. Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, semesters in 1 (one) year. Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 6) 3.2 Obtaining of minimum cumulative grade point average of 6. Examination and Evaluation 2.0 on a scale from 4 (without any F grade). 6.1 Evaluation and grading for a full unit course shall be determined on the basis of - 4. Description of Academic Year and Courses a. Assignment/project/group presentation 4.1 Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, b. Class attendance Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 1 and 2) c. Two class tests/mid-semester examination 4.2 Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, d. Semester final examination Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 3) 6.2 Marks Distribution 4.3 Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, 6.2.1 For 4 credit course: Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 4) a. Class attendance 05 marks 4.5 In the first semester, each student should take two b. Assignment/project/class presentation 05 marks obligatory courses and select two elective courses for study from the course basket offered by the department. In the c. Two class tests/one mid-semester test 30 marks second semester, all students need to accomplish two d. Semester final (duration of 4 hours) 60 marks obligatory courses (one of them should be the 6.2.2 For 1 credit course: ‘comprehensive’ course as specified in the course table. The a. Individual Presentation / Attendance 5 marks 1 MA Curriculum MA Curriculum b. Viva 20 marks examinations within six weeks of the date of holding of the 7. Attendance requirements examination. 7.1 Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, 8.3 The date of the semester final examinations shall be Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 9) announced by the Chairman of the department in consultation with the Dean, faculty of Arts. 7.2 Marking for class attendance: Attendance range marks 8.4 The department shall conduct all semester final examinations with the assistance of the Controller of 90% and above 5.0 Examination. 85% to less than 90% 4.5 8.6 The Examination Committee shall- 80% to less than 85% 4.0 75% to less than 80% 3.5 a. Moderate and print questions, conduct examination, and viva voce. 70% to less than 75% 3.0 65% to less than 70% 2.5 b. Appoint two teachers for the tabulation of results. 60% to less than 65% 2.0 c. Appoint third examiner (if needed) from the panel of 55% to less than 60% 1.5 examiners approved by the Academic Committee provided that they are not the tabulators or the 50% to less than 50% 1.0 members of the Examination Committee. 45% to less than 50% 0.5 d. Announce the semester final result and record Less than 45% 0.0 students’ promotion to the next semester. 8. Administration of the examination 8.7 The tabulation work shall be started after all marks of the 8.1 At the beginning of the semester the course coordinator semester final examination received by the Chairman of the shall provide the students with a course outline indicating Examination Committee. the objectives, contents, and activities related to the course, 8.8 The chairman of the Examination Committee shall submit books to be followed, the date of mid-semester etc. the semester final examination result, relevant working 8.2 The academic committee of the department shall constitute papers, a list of students recommended for promotion to an Examination Committee for each semester. This the next semester, copies of grade sheet of all courses of the committee consists of 4 members. The Academic semester to the chairman of the department. Committee of the department preserves the authority to 8.9 The chairman of the examination committee shall also recommend the name of the chairman of the concerned submit a copy of tabulated result of each semester to the examination committee. At least one course teacher of the Controller of Examination immediately after the respective semester will act as a member of the committee.. announcement of the semester final result. The other members will be appointed as per the regulation of the faculty of arts. The chairman of the examination 8.10 The chairman of the department shall hold the evaluated committee will be responsible to announce the result of the scripts in his/her custody for at least twelve months after 2 MA Curriculum MA Curriculum the announcement of the final result and after that the Total: 100 marks scripts will be disposed off according to the university 8.14 For semester final examinations concerned course teacher practice. and second examiner will set question-paper of each 8.11 The controller of Examination shall publish the cumulative course. Examination Committee will moderate question results and provide the transcript showing course names, papers grades and the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 8.15 In the semester final examination, separate answer scripts the candidates for the degree. will be used for the descriptive part (8.13 a & b) and the 8.12 Evaluation of examination paper objective part (8.13 c) respectively. a. The course teachers will evaluate the mid- 8.16 Both the examiners will submit the solve sheet of the semester/two class tests and the objective part along with their respective questions to the assignment/project/group presentation. examination committee. b. Semester final scripts shall be evaluated by two 8.17 The medium of language for the entire examination process examiners (first and second examiner) appointed by (along with question papers and answer scripts) should be the Academic Committee of the department. In this in English. In case of any exception, the examination regard, relevant course teachers will be appointed as committee will be the highest authority to decide the first examiner, whereas Second examiners will medium of language for the relevant examination. preferably be appointed from the other faculty 9. Result members of the department. 9.1 Grading scale and grades: Please see the instruction c. If the difference between two examiners is more than 20 provided by the office of Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 11) percent, the script(s) in question shall be examined by a third examiner and the average of the nearest two marks 9.2 Promotion and the final degree: Please see the instruction will be taken. provided by the office of Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 12) 8.13 Nature of question paper setting 9.3 Readmission: Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 13) For each full course unit except Comprehensive Course the nature of mark distribution of question paper is as follows. 9.4 Retaking of examinations and improvement of grades: a. Narrative and Analytical Questions 40 marks Please see the instruction provided by the office of Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 14) b. Short Questions 20 marks ------------------ 9.5 Drop out: Please see the instruction provided by the office of Total: 60 marks Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 15) For Comprehensive Course 9.6 Awards: Please see the instruction provided by the office of a. Short Questions (16 x 5) 80 marks Dean, Faculty of Arts, DU (Sl. 16) b. Objective Questions (10 x 2) 20 marks 10. Renewal and modification of the curriculum ------------------ 3 MA Curriculum MA Curriculum Any kind of modification or renewal of this curriculum (Two, including Ling M 5202 Bangla Linguistics 4 Ling M 5201) when needed shall have to be initiated by the Academic Ling M 5203 Bangla Writing System 4 Committee of the Dept. of Linguistics and approved by the Non-Thesis Ling M 5204 Philosophy of Language 4 Academic Council of the Dhaka University. Group Ling M 5205 Anthropological 4 11. Structure of the program (Two out of the Linguistics courses offered by the Ling M 5206 Translation and 4 11.1 Semester 1 department) Interpretation Cours No Title of course Credit Ling M 5207 Language Technology 4 Obligatory Ling M 5101 Cognitive Linguistics 4 Ling M 5208 Linguistics: In Media and 4 Courses Ling M 5102 Indigenous language studies 4 other Professional (Two as Contexts in Bangladesh Ling M 5103 Study of Bangla Sign 4 offered by the department) Language OR Ling M 5104 Discourse Analysis 4 Thesis Group Ling M 5209 Thesis Paper 8 Ling M 5105 Corpus Linguistics 4 Ling M 5106 Language, Gender, and 4 Power Ling M 5107 Literacy Education in 4 11.3 The Summary of the Programme Bangladesh MA Programme Obligatory Elective Total Elective Courses Ling M 5108 Study of Pidgins & Creoles 4 Courses Credits Courses Semester 1 2 2 16 (Two out of the Ling M 5109 ELT 4 Semester 1 2 2 16 courses offered Ling M 5110 Language Testing Techniques 4 by the and Evaluations (Equivalent to department) MA thesis) Ling M 5111 Developmental Language 4 Total 4 4 32 Disorders: Autism and Mutism Ling M 5112 Rehabilitation and 4 12.
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