Week 2: What is language, and ethics in linguistic research

CHC9012 | National Taiwan Normal University

Overview

During Week 2, we will talk about ethics in linguistic research, covering the following topics:

What is language, and where is language?

  • What are the consequences of these answers when designing a linguistic survey?
  • How do our assumptions about “where language lives” change how we ask questions?

What are ethical (or respectful) practices?

  • We will define what it means to be ethical in linguistic surveys (and any other kind of survey).
  • I will share real examples of ethical dilemmas and situations that I encountered in the past few years, and how to avoid such problems.

What are the institutional structures for research ethics in Taiwan?

  • We will focus on the Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education (in Chinese: 臺灣學術倫理教育資源中心) provided by the Ministry of Education.
  • I will show you why you should care about these regulations, even as undergraduate and graduate students.


🔗 Useful Resources

Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education

(臺灣學術倫理教育資源中心)


📝 Assignment for Next Week

For students enrolled in the program (and if you have time):

Please take the mandatory online ethics classes and pass the examination. (6 hours of training)

  • Submission: You do not need to upload the certificate of results.
  • Verification: I will provide a sheet on Moodle; you will just need to check the box next to your name to confirm you have finished.