27.52, FYI: MPhil in Forensic Linguistics at VU Amsterdam

Mon Jan 4 18:45:15 UTC 2016

LINGUIST List: Vol-27-52. Mon Jan 04 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.52, FYI: MPhil in Forensic Linguistics at VU Amsterdam

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:45:06
From: Fleur van der Houwen [f.vander.houwen at vu.nl]
Subject: MPhil in Forensic Linguistics at VU Amsterdam

Forensic Linguistics is a new and exciting field which has both a narrow and a broad definition. In its more specific sense it denotes the use of linguistic evidence in the courtroom. In its broader sense it refers to all areas of overlap between language and the law, including the language used in legal or quasi-legal settings by participants including judges, lawyers, witnesses, police officers and interpreters. Graduates of this program will have acquired the theoretical background and practical casework experience to be able to analyze disputed texts, recognize a “language crime” such as bribery or threatening communication (nowadays often sent via social media), and identify participants in the police station or courtroom who are at a linguistic disadvantage and therefore vulnerable to miscarriages of justice.

For more information see: http://www.cltl.nl/teaching/research-master-linguistic-engineering/specialization-forensic-linguistics-language-and-the-law-2016-2017/

VU fellowship program:
http://www.vu.nl/en/programmes/international-masters/scholarships-/fellowship/index.asp
Tuition:
http://www.vu.nl/en/programmes/international-masters/tuition-fees/index.asp
Contact person: Fleur van der Houwen 
Email: f.vander.houwen at vu.nl.

Linguistic Field(s): Forensic Linguistics

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