Muñoz Baell, Irma María Research Paper Guide - Linguistics 8806 (group 3) URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/15989 DOI: ISSN: Abstract: Research Paper Guide. The main purpose of a research paper is to allow an instructor to find out whether the student understands the course material well enough to see the relationship among the data and to create some synthesis in his or her own mind. Academic year 2009-2010 (Course credits: 12 (15 ECTS)). Keywords:Linguistics, Language, Semiotics, Spoken languages, Sign languages, Communication, Linguistic myths, Prescription, Description, History of linguistics, University of Alicante, Educational innovation, Continuous assessment, Active learning learningObject