NEHU

Academics

M.A Programme

Department of Linguistics

DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
COURSE STRUCTURE

SEMESTER	CC	DSEC	GEC	RM	SEC	Paper	Credit	Marks
First Semester	02	02	01	…	…	05	20	500
Second Semester	02	02	…	01	01	06	24	600
Third Semester	03	03	…	…	…	06	24	600
Fourth Semester	Dissertation (DSEC)					01	20	500
TOTAL						18	88	2200

CC - Core Courses
DSEC - Discipline Specific Elective Course GEC - Generic Elective Course
RM - Research Methodology SEC - Skill Enhancement Course

Note:

Credit hour is equivalent to 15 hours of teaching
GEC will be according to the instruction given
Upto 40% credit of the program can be achieved through MOOCs (SWAYAM)

FIRST SEMESTER
PAPER CODE	PAPER	NO.OF PAPERS	TOTAL CREDITS	TOTAL MARKS
LIN-CC-500 LIN-CC-501	Core Courses (CC) Phonetics and Phonology	1	4	100
LIN-CC-500 LIN-CC-501	Morphology and Syntax	1	4	100
LIN-DSEC-502 LIN-DSEC- 503	Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC) General Linguistics Or History of Linguistics (MOOCs through SWAYAM)	1	4	100
LIN-DSEC-502 LIN-DSEC- 503	Semantics and Pragmatics Or Language and Mind (MOOCs through SWAYAM)	1	4	100
LIN-GEC-504	Generic Elective Course (GEC) Linguistic Ecology	1	4	100
TOTAL		5	20	500

SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER CODE	PAPER	NO.OF PAPERS	TOTAL CREDITS	TOTAL MARKS
LIN-CC-505 LIN-CC-506	Core Courses (CC) Advanced Phonology	1	4	100
LIN-CC-505 LIN-CC-506	Intermediate Syntax	1	4	100
LIN-DSEC- 507 LIN-DSEC-508	Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC) Historical and Comparative Linguistics Or MOOCs through SWAYAM	1	4	100
LIN-DSEC- 507 LIN-DSEC-508	Language Technology and Mass Media Or MOOCs through SWAYAM	1	4	100
LIN-RM -509	Research Methodology and Proposal Writing	1	4	100
LIN-SEC -510	(a) Computer Application and Linguistic Analysis (SEC) Or (a) MOOC’s through SWAYAM	1	4	100
	TOTAL	6	24	600

THIRD SEMESTER
PAPER CODE	PAPER	NO.OF PAPERS	TOTAL CREDITS	TOTAL MARKS
LIN-CC - 600 LIN-CC -601 LIN-CC -602	Core Courses (CC) Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics OR Language Education and Language Teaching OR Advanced Syntax	1	4	100
	Sociolinguistics	1	4	100
	Language , Philosophy and Ideology	1	4	100
LIN-DSEC-603 LIN-DSEC- 604 LIN-DSEC- 605	Discipline Specific Elective Course(DSEC) With Research Focus Structure of A.A languages OR MOOCs Through SWAYAM	1	4	100
	Structure of T.B languages OR MOOCs Through SWAYAM	1	4	100
	Language Documentation OR Translation Theory and Practice	1	4	100
	Total	6	24	600

FOURTH SEMESTER
PAPER CODE	PAPER	NO. OF PAPERS	TOTAL CREDITS	TOTAL MARKS
LIN-DSEC-606	Dissertation	1	20
	Problem Identification and Review of Related Literature		2	50
	Proposal Writing and Presentation		2	50
	Data Collection		2	50
	Data Analysis, Interpretation and Discussion		4	100
	Dissertation Writing		6	150
	Viva-Voce		4	100
	TOTAL	1	20	500

EVALUATION
Paper Credit	Marks	Type of Evaluation	Per Cent	Marks	Total Marks
4	100	End Semester Evaluation	75%	75	100
4	100	Sessional Evaluation	25%	25	100

Note:

Sessional Evaluation Marks: The average of the best two tests/seminars/Field Work marks will be considered out of three tests/seminars/Field Work. At least, 1 test is compulsory.
Grade Point: 10 Grade Point

Grade Letter and Grade Point:

LETTER GRADE	GRADE POINT
O (Outstanding)	10
A+ (Excellent)	9
A (Very good)	8
B+ (Good)	7
B (Above average)	6
C (Average)	5
P (Pass)	4
F (Fail)	0
Ab (Absent)	0

The Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed from the grades as a measure of the student’s performance. The GPA is based on the grades of the current term, while the Cumulative GPA (CGPA) is based on the grades in all courses taken after joining the programme of study. The contribution of each course to the GPA is the product of the number of credits and the grade point corresponding to the grade obtained. For instance, if it is a 3-credit course, and the student gets a B grade (which corresponds to 6 grade points, then the contribution of the course to the total grade points is equal to 3 x 7, or 21. To get the GPA for a semester, one adds the grade point contributions of all the courses taken in the semester, and divides this total by the number of credits. The CGPA is similarly calculated, the only difference being that one considers the grade point contributions of all the courses taken in all the terms. The GPA and CGPA are rounded off to the first decimal place.