Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English [180.0] - GERM1BA

The Bachelor's programme of Modern Languages and Literature comprises two options : a general option (combining a Romance language and a Germanic language, Arabic and English), and a Germanic option (combining two Germanic languages to be selected from German, English and Dutch).
 
The bachelor of Modern Languages and Literature (Germanic option) has four objectives : (a) it aims to develop oral as well as written skills in two modern languages (listening and reading comprehension ; oral, written and interactive communication) ; (b) it provides linguistic training which gives a framework for reflection on language in general and on the languages being studied in particular ; (c) it confronts the student with analysis of literary texts in both modern languages and introduces the history of their literature and (d) it aims to open the student's mind to the socio-economic, cultural and political realities of the countries of the languages being studied.
 
In the case of the Germanic option, the major of the bachelor's of Modern Languages and Literature is divided into general course studies and specific course studies which focus on two Germanic Languages.
 
The basic "foundation studies ", covered by the general courses, consist of the study of the foundations of Western Civilisation Foundations and the Arts in general, Literary Theory and European Literature in particular, Language Science, Linguistics, the French language at university level and Philosophy.
 
The programme pertaining to each of the two modern languages is conceived along parallel lines, thus placing both languages studied on exactly the same level.
 
The specific course studies aim to develop (and evaluate) skills in four main areas : 

• communication skills (oral and written)
• linguistic skills (study of grammar)
• literary skills (history of literature, critical analysis and interpretation of literary texts)
• cultural skills in the broad sense of the word (study of the " civilisation " of the countries of the languages being studied; historical data and contemporary realities).
  

The evaluation will comply with the detailed description in the programme specifications, c.f.: http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/programmes/germ1.html
Some courses will involve oral and/or written evaluations, whilst the evaluation of seminars will involve more substantial participation on the part of the student as well as assessment of individual course work. Those exams relating to courses on communication skills will evaluate the student's level, i.e. the practical use of the language in relevant situations.