Teaching method

The study paths offered by the various focuses and options (sometimes tagged) give the student more and more opportunities to 'take charge of his training' as well as his gradual choices in working life.
The different fields of study in the programme (Linguistics and literature in the three Germanic languages) provide a coherent set of courses.
As for interdisciplinary, the student can include in his programme courses from other disciplines (optional). In the end, the student's choice (geared towards the programme's interdisciplinary courses) will hold sway.

A second strong point is the variety of teaching strategies (including e-learning) : the use of multimedia for courses in foreign languages, the use of the possibilities offered by Icampus, and the balance between more 'lecture-based teaching and one-to-one student guidance..

Also noteworthy are the different learning situation: individual and group work, seminars and tutorials for the dissertation.

Depending on the different kinds of instruction and courses, assessment may take different forms. Certain courses have traditional oral and/or written examinations (which are held during one of the three examination periods in January, June or August/September), whereas assessment of seminars entails much greater involvement from the student and the assessment of individual work. The form of assessment will be made clear at the beginning of each course.

Certain subjects, centred on the development of research skills and the capacity for personal criticism, involve presentations and discussions spread over the academic year (continuous assessment).

Students are required to write their Master’s dissertation in one of the two languages registered on their programme and to attach a summary in French.

Course activities are assessed according to the regulations in force at the University (see General examination regulations ). Students may also find additional information on the way in which particular courses are assessed in the relevant syllabus.