This course, which is mandatory for graduate students in the English linguistics track, will culminate in the writing of a ten-page term paper that strictly follows Chicago Author-Date style. The subject can be on a language-related topic or, with the instructor's permission, on a topic that the student is particularly interested in researching. During the semester, each student will give two presentations -- one in the initial stages of the paper, and another final presentation. Classmates will be required to actively participate with questions or suggestions. During the course of the semester, students will have linguistics-related assignments aimed at giving them experience in describing language at different levels, requiring them to use phonetic transcription as well as interlinear glossing using the Leipzig glossing rules.

Kolegij je seminarskog tipa; nastava će se izvoditi interaktivno. Studenti će često raditi u manjim grupama i međusobno komentirati i analizirati radove i dobivati povratne informacije od svojih kolega. Nastavnik potiče raspravu i moderator je tih rasprava. Očekuje se redovito polaženje, nastave i aktivno sudjelovanja studenata na nastavi. Studenti će se redovito pripremati za nastavu, pisati zadane radove i pripremati usmene prezentacije. O radovima i prezentacijama diskutirat će se na satu.

Elementi za ocjenu bit će: aktivno sudjelovanje na kolegiju, pisani radovi, završni pisani rad, usmene prezentacije.