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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
explain the role of expert evidence relating to language in court, and review and assess the strength of evidence presented by expert witnesses
explain the different types of linguistic data that can be used as evidence
select and apply appropriate methods for identifying authorship of texts
explain the potentials and limits of forensic voice identification
explain how to develop profiling templates to support security forces based on linguistic and other characteristics
identify the cultural and linguistic group dynamics and features that have forensic relevance
Course contents
Role of language in the rapidly growing field of forensic science. Forensic Linguistics applications in legal and criminal investigation, military, government and business. Contribution of forensic linguistics to literary historical and cultural studies.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study LIN 409.