Certificate in Forensic Linguistics
A general introduction to forensic linguistics
including for non-specialists. There are four
assignments. The course consists of work on text
measuring, textual comparisons, transcription, and
analysis of suicide and threat texts. The course
comes as a self-contained download. You do not
need any other material to complete the course.
Read what two prominent detectives say about the
course.
Books
News
Forensic Texts
© Forensic Linguistics Institute, 2000-2009.
Forensic Transcription
Developing linguistics-based approaches and
practices to both audio and text transcription.
This course involves understanding some basic
elements of linguistics and reading-related
cognitive activities.
Mobile Phone Text Authorship
Mobile phone texts are now the world’s favorite communication method. Detecting their authorship is a skill
which can be acquired by close observation of certain linguistic patterns. In this course we teach you how.
This course has been taken by police officers, psychologists, linguists and members of the legal profession.
Advanced Certificate in Forensic
Linguistics
Anyone who has completed the Certificate and
wishes to extend the award, may apply to
complete Unit 3 and, on satisfactory completion of
the unit, will be awarded the Advanced Certificate.
Diploma in Forensic Linguistics
For graduate students in Linguistics and allied
disciplines. Incorporates the Certificate and
Advanced Certificate, and adds the following
modules: mobile phone text authorship, forensic
transcription, case analysis of two major cases
and a research project.
