Indeed, in order to get onto the minor course, students need to meet the minimum standard as defined by the Council of Europe as "A2" or "Basic user" (cf. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages : Learning, teaching, Assessment", Council of Europe, CUP, 2001). This minimum knowledge should - in theory - be a given if the student has performed well in this language in the humanities section over a four year period during which the language was taught on at least a two-hour weekly basis.

• Academic supervisor : Philippe HILIGSMANN
• Secretary : Annie TROOST

Enrolling on the minor course

1. Organizational details
Students are required to attend courses in communication skills and the accompanying exercises if they want to make the most of the training on offer. Various exercise sessions will be proposed at different times.

2. Admission to the minor course
The student (who meets the entry requirements set by the GERM department) sends proof of his/her minimum knowledge in the language, in the form of a certificate issued by the secondary school, to the contact person in the relevant department.

3. Enrolling on the minor

In Year 2 of the bachelor’s degree
Students may enrol online for their minor after having enrolled for their year of study.
Students who are retaking their second year are automatically re-enrolled for the same minor.

In Year 3 of the bachelor’s degree
When they enrol for the third year, students are automatically enrolled for the second part of the option course. The same applies to students retaking their third year (BAC3).

All requests for exemption from this rule must be submitted to the adviser from the relevant programme.

4. Changes to the minor registration form
Requests to change the registration form, with supporting reasons, must reach the conseiller aux études (course adviser) of the faculty to which the student belongs before 10 October.

Course timetable

1. Consulting the course timetable
The timetable can be consulted at this address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232660.html.

Last-minute changes are included in the section "valves étudiants" (student bulletin board) on the site
http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html

2. Resolving timetable clashes using an equivalence table
The equivalence table can be consulted at the secretariat of the department which is running the minor course. Contact person: the person in charge of the minor, for advice and approval of possible changes.

Registration form for minor activities

1. Information on entry requirements
This point is not applicable to this minor.

2. Signing up for activities on the minor program
Enrolment for activities (courses) in the minor should be done at the same time as enrolment for activities (courses) in the main subject.
Enrolment for courses is done by using the special menu in the virtual office.

3. Obtaining a visa from the person in charge of the minor
Once the registration form for activities has been filled in, the student is required to ask for a visa from the person in charge of the minor before handing it in to the secretariat of his faculty.

Available support

1. Information on the course service
Over time, a certain number of lectures should be available on the Web and should preferably also be accompanied by self-study exercises.
For further information, please contact a permanent member of the course staff.

2. Consulting the table of available support for each activity
Please contact a permanent member of the course staff for further information.

Where alternative pedagogical arrangements being suggested for a given activity, please note that such arrangements are only intended for students who have enrolled on the activity in question as part of their minor and who have demonstrated that they are unable to attend classes. The teacher's written consent will be required.

Organization of exams

1. Registering for exams
Registering for minor course exams is done on the registration form for the main year of study (your department's secretariat).

2. Consulting exam times
Exam times can be consulted at the following address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232697.html

N.B. : to sign up for the "open" lists for exams, students must make direct contact with the central secretariat of the Faculté de philosophie et lettres.