Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0] - ROGE1BA

The bachelor's programme of Modern Languages and Literature comprises two orientations : on the one hand, a general orientation (combining either (a) one Romance language with one Germanic language or (b) Arabic with one of french, Spanish or English) and on the other hand a Germanic orientation (combining two Germanic languages to be selected from : German, English and Dutch).
 
Whichever orientation is chosen, the bachelor's programme of Modern Languages and Literature has a four-fold objective : (a) to develop both oral and written skills in two modern languages (listening and reading comprehension, oral and written production, and interactive communication) ; (b) to putin place a training in linguistics that provides a framework for reflection on language in general and on the languages studied in particular; (c) to provide a framwork for the analysis of literary texts in both modern languages and to introduce the student to the history of these literatures and (d) to introduce the student to the socio-economic, socio-cultural and political context of the countries where those languages are spoken.
 
In the case of the general orientation studies, the major in the bachelor's of Modern Languages and Literature consists of general courses and, more specific courses which focus on the two languages being studied.
 
The "common core", which is covered by the general courses, consists of the study of the Foundations of Western Civilisation and the Arts in general, the Theory of Literature and of European Literature in particular, Language Science, Linguistics, Knowledge of French at university level and Philosophy.
 
The programmes for each of the two modern languages run parallel, placing both languages on the same footing.
 
These specific programmes aim to develop (and evaluate) skills in four main areas: 

• communicative skills ( both oral and written)
• linguistics skills (the study of the grammar and its component parts)
• literary skills (history of literature, analysis and interpretation of literary texts)
• cultural skills, in the broad sense of the term (studies of the "civilisation" of the countries where the languages in question are spoken : historical background and contemporary reality).
   
  

The evaluation will comply with the description in the detailed programme specifications (c.f.: http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/programmes/rom1.html
http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/programmes/germ1.html
and http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/structuredetaillee/hori1ba.html
) Some courses will involve traditional oral and/or written evaluations, whilst the evaluation of the seminars will imply more substantial participation on the part of the student as well as individual course work assessment. Those exams relating to courses on so-called communication skills, will evaluate the performance, i.e. the practical use of the language in relevant situations, which will attest the levels of competence attained by the student.