UCL - Research seminar in German literature

[GERM2862]

[15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Antje Büssgen, Hubert Roland(coord.)

Language: D

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To give the students a chance to participate in a collective research project, to integrate a personal research project in this methodological framework, possibly in connection with the realisation of their licence dissertation and other research activities.

Main themes

The content of the seminar depends on the research carried out in the unit and the licence dissertations undertaken by the students; it thus changes every year.

Content and teaching methods

This course will be principally based on questions of the methodology of research. Its content and modalities will vary according to the specific interests of the students. Theoretical introduction: how to formulate an original questioning, build up a relevant bibliography, structure your work and making it autonomous, etc. Quite rapidly the student will present the results of his own research and contribute to a collective dynamics. The participation to an interuniversity seminar or to an international conference may be integrated to this dynamics.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites : To have successfully followed the courses on the history of German literature in the Bachelor, and to show a strong interest in this area of research.

Evaluation : Continuous assessment of each student's participation in the seminar, completed by an assessment of the essay drawn from the results of the seminar.