English literature research seminar

lgerm2872  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

English literature research seminar
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
De Bruyn Ben;
Language
English
Prerequisites
To have successfully followed the courses of English literature in the Bachelor programme, and to show a strong interest in this area of research. Writing a master's dissertation on a topic of the seminar is not a condition for registering.
Main themes
The content of the seminars depends on developments in current research methods and their epistemological foundations, the interests or dissertation topics of the students enrolled, or even the teacher's research. It can therefore vary from year to year.
Students will actively take part in debates on ongoing research into English literature, drawing on presentations (workshops, lectures, conferences), visits to museums/exhibitions, and/or scholarly articles in the field in question.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 To give the students a chance to participate in a collective research project and pursue their own research project within this methodological framework, possibly in connection with the writing of their master's dissertation and other research activities.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Evaluation methods

 
Faculty or entity
LMOD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English