Course code

EKL8026.HT

old course code

EKL8026

Course title in Estonian

Humanitaaria aktuaalsed meetodid

Course title in English

Current Methods in Humanities

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To enable deeper and systematic understanding of various methodologies in humanities (quantitative and qualitative methods, their choice and combination possibilities, analysis of primary sources, field work, interview, database and corpora creation principles etc), according to specialization field. To enable understanding of possible ethic problems in linguistic research.

Brief description of the course

Quantitative and qualitative methods. Combination of different methods. Application of different methods. Possible ethic problems in data collection and working with informants.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is aware of methodologies and their possible application and limitation in humanities and is able to analyse and to critically evaluate various methods and their applicability in the chosen field;
- is able to formulate and identify essential research questions;
- understands research ethics of the chosen field.

Teacher

Anna Verschik

Additional information

The usage of AI is not permitted.

Study programmes containing that course

History (AIAJD/25.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/25.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/25.FK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/25.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/24.FK)
Linguistics (EKLND/24.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/24.HT)
History (AIAJD/24.HT)
Educational Sciences (KAKTD/23.HR)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/23.FK)
Sociology (RASLD/23.YK)
Linguistics (EKLND/23.HT)
History (AIAJD/23.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/23.HT)
Educational Sciences (KAKTD/22.HR)
Linguistics (EKLND/22.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/22.FK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/22.HT)
History (AIAJD/22.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/22.YK)
Sociology (RASLD/21.YK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/21.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/21.FK)
Linguistics (EKLND/21.HT)
History (AIAJD/21.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/20.HT)
History (AIAJD/20.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/20.YK)
Linguistics (EKLND/20.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/20.FK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/19.HT)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/19.FK)
Linguistics (EKLND/19.HT)
History (AIAJD/19.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/19.YK)
Linguistics (EKLND/18.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/18.YK)
Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies (BFMAD/18.FK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/18.HT)
History (AIAJD/18.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/17.HT)
History (AIAJD/17.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/17.YK)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/17.HT)
History (AIAJD/16.HT)
Sociology (RASLD/16.YK)
Linguistics (EKLND/16.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/16.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/15.HT)
Studies of Cultures (EKKUD/15.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/15.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/14.HT)
Studies of Cultures (EKKUD/14.HT)
Studies of Cultures (GRKUD/14.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/14.HT)
Studies of Cultures (SKKUD/14.HT)
Studies of Cultures (GRKUD/13.HT)
Studies of Cultures (EKKUD/13.HT)
Studies of Cultures (SKKUD/13.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/13.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/13.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/12.HT)
Studies of Cultures (HIKUD/12.HT)
Studies of Cultures (SKKUD/12.HT)
Linguistics (EKLND/11.HT)