Forensic Linguistics Courses

Forensic Linguistics Full Length Courses

Certificate in Forensic Linguistics

A general introduction to forensic linguistics including text measurement, analysis of suicide notes and statement analysis. Certificate award is by assignments.

The course consists of three units. There are a number of assignments to choose from including text measurement, textual comparisons, transcription of an audio file, the study of reversion, and observation of an audio recording. The student has the opportunity to study a number of important and interesting forensic texts, and develops the ability to observe and analyse language in a completely new way. Students from all walks of life have taken this very popular course, including police officers, lawyers, literature students, business people, prison officials, doctors and many others. The course comes as a self-contained download. You do not need any other material to complete the course.

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NEW Detecting authorship of mobile phone texts

With the dramatic increase in e-crime, investigators will find this new course on how to detect authorship of mobile phone texts (SMS texts) invaluable in solving crime and gaining intelligence. In the UK there have been a number of high profile cases where cell phone text authorship evidence has proved crucial in obtaining convictions.

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NEW Diploma in Forensic Linguistics

Our most advanced and detailed course, the Diploma in Forensic Linguistics is equivalent to a postgraduate diploma. Covers all areas including authorship, text analysis, transcription, linguistic profiling, interview strategies, statement/veracity analysis. Diploma is awarded on successful completion of assignments and examination.

This is a detailed course covering all aspects of linguistics from authorship to statement analysis, to phonetic and forensic transcription, police interview strategies and much more. Includes an optional introduction to linguistics. For this course we send you a complete CD-Rom with everything on it. You will eventually need some textbooks, but these are commonly available and are not expensive. You can get started right away with the material on the CD-Rom.

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NEW Forensic Transcription Course

A full length course on transcribing audio and written language material. The course requires completion of a number of assignments and there is a written examination.

Audio and written evidence is important in any investigation or trial. Good transcribers are in demand by law enforcement agencies and governments around the world. This course is designed to teach you how to transcribe audio and written material to a very high standard. It will sharpen your observation of language and enable you to transcribe almost any sound file or written text. This course comes as a download and is complete in itself. You do not need any other material.

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Forensic Linguistics Course Notebook

The Forensic Linguistics Course Notebook summarizes the entire Forensic Linguistics Certificate course, and contains information on all the same cases.

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