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1. At the end of his studies, regardless of the focus chosen, the student will have developed high level communication skills in the two Germanic languages studied.
These skills are classed at European level as belonging to a 'proficient user'.

In concrete terms, the student will be able to :

• Participate with ease in interactive communication relating to social, professional and academic life;
• Express himself in writing on complex subjects in a clear, well-structured way, master the academic vocabulary and the organisational and cohesive skills in discourse;
• Understand without difficulty complex presentations in foreign languages, even if they are made in a language which departs somewhat from 'standard' language;
• Understand a large range of long, demanding texts, as well as grasp the detail of implicit meaning and academic arguments.

2. Depending on the focus chosen, the student will also have developed :

• In-depth literary and/or linguistic skills in the Germanic languages. This research focus prepares students who so wish for literary, linguistic or didactical research;
• Specific professional skills leading to possible employment in the private sector (professional focus in languages for business communication);
• Teaching skills in both Germanic languages studied (and the title 'agrégé de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur') (teaching focus). 

The student will also have acquired the basics allowing him, if he so wishes and with some variation depending on the course chosen (Cf infra), to start doctoral research.

The programme is made up of:
♦ core courses (75 credits), made up of:
- 28 dissertation credits and 2 credits for the accompanying seminar;
- 30 credits in language courses (15 credits per language studied);
- 15 credits for optional courses depending on languages studied;
♦ one focus (30 credits);
♦ and one option or optional courses (15 credits).

Other accessible masters :
- at the end of the master 120, each focus in the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, can be obtained in a new year of 30 credits only;
- the Master [120] in Multilingual Communication [120.0] and the  Master [120] in Linguistics [120.0]  are particularly good choices of accessible masters after a Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English.

Accessible doctoral training :
- 'École doctorale en Langues et lettres';
- 'École doctorale thématique en didactique du français, des langues, des littératures et des cultures'.

General access conditions

1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference ).

3° Student must have developed, in the two Germanic languages that he wishes to include in his programme :
- passive communicative skills (oral and written) and active communicative skills (oral and written) equal to level « B2+ » (‘high advanced level) of the Common European Framework of References;
- linguistic skills (the study of grammar and its structures);
- literary skills (history of literature, analysis and interpretation of literary texts);
- broad cultural skills (the study of the 'civilisation' of the countries where the two Germanic languages are spoken: historical data and contemporary reality).

If the student does not demonstrate the passive and productive communicative skills, he must pass a level test organised by the programme committee.

In the absence of courses providing basic training in one of the three other skills (linguistic, literary or cultural) in his previous course of study, prerequisites will be added to the student's masters programme (without exceeding a total of 15 credits).
In the absence of courses providing basic training in linguistic and/or literary and cultural skills, access to the master is subject to the student passing the Preparotory year for Master in Modern Languages and Litteratures : German, Dutch and English [58.0] the programme of which is established based on the student's file.

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.

General observation on the choice of languages studied :
The Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English involves the pursuit of studies in the two Germanic languages included in the bachelor programme, whether they were studied as a major or minor.

Examples :
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English (Dutch-English), who has taken the minor in the third German language (Dutch), includes in his master programme two of the three Germanic languages studied during the first level.
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General (Germanic language + Roman language), who has taken a minor in a second Germanic language includes in his masters programme the two Germanic languages studied during the first level.

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English [180.0]		Direct access
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0]	If student has taken one of the following minors : Minor in Dutch Studies [30.0] Minor in German Studies [30.0] Minor in English Studies [30.0]	Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English		Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (Germaanse talen)	If student has taken two Germanic Languages in the first level	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Foreign Bachelors
Foreign Bachelor in Arts and Letters	If student has taken two Germanic Languages in the first level	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> BA-AESI en langues germaniques (pour les langues concernées)		Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits	Type court
> BA en traduction et interprétation (pour les langues concernées) - type long		Après vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises, soit accès moyennant la réussite d'une année préparatoire de 60 crédits max, soit accès immédiat moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Holder of a "Licence" in Germanic Languages and Literatures		Direct access	An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted
Masters
Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English [60.0]		Direct access	An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted
Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [120.0]		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> MA en interprétation (pour les langues concernées) > MA en traduction (pour les langues concernées)		Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long

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Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

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See the general admission requirements

Curriculum management 

• Academic supervisor : Philippe HILIGSMANN
• Secretary : Annie TROOST       

Useful contacts

• Exam jury :
  - president : Joachim SABEL
  - secretary : Laurent RASIER

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.

If the Erasmus exchanges normally take part in the 3rd year of the bachelor, students on the master 120 can take 30 credits in other university institutions in Belgium or abroad (as part of their end of study dissertation and/or focus).

Students on the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, can also study for one term or a whole year at KULeuven.

For example :
- Rijksuniversiteit Leiden;
- Dublin University, Trinity College;
- Odense Universitet;
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

For more information :

Information on Erasmus exchange : http://www.uclouvain.be/17371.html

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Dissertation and dissertation seminar (30credits)
LGERM2990	Dissertation seminar	N.	15h	2credits		x
LGERM2991	Dissertation (Part I)	N.		3credits		x
LGERM2992	Dissertation (Part II)	N.		25credits			x
Two of the three interactive skills courses (according to the languages chosen) (10credits)
LGERM2710	Interactive Competence in German : Academic German	Henri Bouillon	15h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGERM2720	Interactive Competence in English : English for academic purposes	Fanny Meunier	15h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGERM2730	Interactive Competence in Dutch : Academic Dutch	Ludovic Beheydt	15h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x
Two of the three linguistic courses (according to the languages chosen) (10credits)
LGERM2711	German Linguistics: Syntax and Morphology of the German Verb	Joachim Sabel	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LGERM2731	Dutch linguistics : current trends	Ludovic Beheydt	22.5h	5credits	2q	x
LGERM2829	English Linguistics : Corpus Linguistics	Gaëtanelle Gilquin, Sylviane Granger (coord.)	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
Two of the three literature courses (according to the languages chosen) (10credits)
LGERM2712	German literature: modern literature. Concepts and texts	Antje Büssgen	22.5h	5credits	2q	x
LGERM2722	English literature and the other languages	Guido Latre	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LGERM2732	Dutch literature: Contemporary Dutch literature	Stéphanie Vanasten	22.5h	5credits	2q	x
Three optional courses according to the languages chosen (15credits)
LGERM2715	German linguistics : Contrastive and typological analysis	Joachim Sabel	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2716	Literature in the Age of Globalization and Interculturalism.	Antje Büssgen	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2726	English literature: the Postmodern (graphic) Novel	Véronique Bragard	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2823	English Linguistics: Lexicology	Sylviane Granger	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2736	Dutch literature: modernism, postmodernism, late postmodernism	Matthieu Sergier	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2835	Dutch linguistics: morphosyntactic, phonetic and lexical aspects of Dutch as a foreign language	Philippe Hiligsmann	15h	5credits	1q	x	x

The student chooses one of the following focuses :  

This focus involves advanced study of the literature and/or the linguistics of the two languages studied. The classes and seminars are on special issues in linguistics or literature and offer training in research. Your focus programme should be linked to your dissertation.

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30 credits chosen according to the student's individual project :
Research seminars 1 or 2 research seminars to attend according to the two languages studied :
LGERM2861	Research Seminar in German Linguistics	Joachim Sabel	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2862	Research Seminar in German Literature	Antje Büssgen	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2871	Research seminar in English linguistics: Corpora and applied linguistics (Prerequisite : GERM 2825 English Linguistics : Corpus Linguistics)	Sylviane Granger, Magali Paquot (supplée Sylviane Granger)	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2872	Research Seminar in English literature : The Shock of the Modern	Guido Latre	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2881	Research Seminar Dutch Linguistics	Ludovic Beheydt, Philippe Hiligsmann (coord.)	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2882	Research Seminar Dutch Literature	Stéphanie Vanasten	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2891	Research seminar in foreign and second language methodology	Fanny Meunier	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
Linguistics and/or Germanic literature course 20 or 25 course credits according to the two languages studied :
LGERM2713	German linguistics: specific syntactic and semantic aspects	Joachim Sabel	30h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2714	German literature: historiography of german literature	Hubert Roland	30h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2813	German linguistics: cognitive theories of language and second language acquisition	Joachim Sabel	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2814	German literature. Intermediality: text and image	Antje Büssgen	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2723	English linguistics: sociolinguistics	Fanny Meunier, Magali Paquot (supplée Fanny Meunier)	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2724	English literature : Reading Roads in American Literary Texts	Véronique Bragard	30h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2824	English literature of the Older Period: The Canterbury Tales	Guido Latre	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2821	English Linguistics: Varieties of English	Gaëtanelle Gilquin	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2733	Dutch linguistics: phonetics, phonology, norms and attitudes	Ludovic Beheydt	30h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2734	Dutch Literature in comparison: interdisciplinarity, intermediality, performativity	Stéphanie Vanasten	30h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2834	Dutch Literature: Literature and translation	Stéphanie Vanasten	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2837	Dutch linguistics: Syntactic, semantic and functional aspects of word order	Pierre Godin	15h	5credits	2q	x	x

The teaching focus is centred on preparation for teaching the upper years in secondary education.
The programme is designed to develop the following skills:
- design, planning and assessment of practices ;
- examination of practices and their context ;
- understanding the institution of school, its framework and the major players ;
There are three main types of activity :
- periods of teaching practice in upper secondary education (60 hours)
- seminars ;
- formal lectures .
They are divided into two main categories:
- teaching practice, classes and multidisciplinary seminars, common to all disciplines. They have the LAGRE course code (13 credits);
- teaching practice, classes and multidisciplinary seminars, relating to the relevant discipline(s) (17 credits).

The teaching focus of the 120 Masters’ degrees includes training for the teacher training certificate in upper secondary education (Agrégation de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur – AESS), (300 hours – 30 credits), with reference to the Decrees of 8 February 2001 and 17 December 2003 (concerning the foundations of neutrality) relating to the initial training of teachers in secondary education in the French-speaking Community of Belgium.
The 30 credits also form the AESS programme in Germanic languages and literatures which can be taken after a 60 or a 120 Master’s degree.

In practical terms, satisfactory completion of the Master’s degree with a teaching focus leads to the award of professional status as a qualified teacher in addition to the Master’s degree with a teaching focus. Assessment of the AESS programme is spread over the 2 years of the Master’s course.

Under the terms of article 76 paragraph 3 of the Decree of 31 March 2004 defining higher education, promoting its integration into the European space for higher education and refinancing universities, public lessons will no longer be organized in the September examination period. Students are therefore strongly recommended to do their utmost to pass in the June period as they will otherwise have to retake their year of study.

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A) Placements in an educational environment (7credits) 3 credits in the first year and 4 credits in the second. Theoretical part : 22h30 lectures. Practical part : Pre-Service teacher training : 10 hours observation in a foreign language class; teaching : 40 hours (20 hours per chosen language) :
LGERM2222A	Theory and reflexive practice in the didactics of Modern languages	N.	22.5h	3credits	1q	x
LGERM2222B	Theory and reflexive practice in the didactics of Modern languages	N.	0h + 50h	4credits			x
B) Disciplinary courses and seminars (10credits) Two courses chosen according to the two languages chosen :
LGERM2521	German as a foreign language methodology	Henri Bouillon (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGERM2522	English as a foreign language (EFL) methodology	Fanny Meunier (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGERM2523	Dutch as a foreign language methodology	Pierre Godin (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
C) Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars (13credits)
LAGRE2020	To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class group	Anne Chevalier, Ann d'Alcantara, Xavier Dejemeppe, Bernard Demuysere, Christian Lannoye, Pierre Meurens, Pascale Steyns, Philippe van Meerbeeck, Pascal Vekeman, Marie-Cécile Wagner (coord.)	22.5h + 22.5h	4credits		x	x
LAGRE2120	The school institution and its context	Branka Cattonar, Dominique Grootaers, Christian Lannoye, Caroline Letor	22.5h + 25h	4credits		x	x
LAGRE2220	General didactics and education to interdisciplinarity	Ghislain Carlier, Marie-Laurence De Keersmaecker, Myriam De Kesel (coord.), Jean-Louis Dufays, Philippe Parmentier, Marc Romainville, Bernadette Wiame	22.5h + 15h	3credits		x	x
LAGRE2400	See specifications in french	Michel Dupuis, Anne Ghysselinckx (coord.)	20h	2credits		x	x

This professional focus enables students to develop their business communication skills in two Germanic languages (English, Dutch or German) in addition to understanding current economic, legal, social and political issues of the relevant country.

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Oral communication strategies in a company (12credits) Two courses chosen according to the two languages chosen :
LMULT2412	Oral business communication techniques in German	Hedwig Reuter (coord.)	30h + 30h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LMULT2422	Oral business communication techniques in English	Sylvie De Cock (coord.)	30h + 30h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LMULT2432	Oral business communication techniques in Dutch	Anne Goedgezelschap	30h + 30h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
Reading comprehension and lexical extension : economic and commercial texts (8credits) Two courses chosen according to the two languages chosen :
LMULT2213	Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in German	Marie-Luce Collard	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LMULT2223	Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in English	Sylvie De Cock	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LMULT2233	Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in Dutch	Jean-Pierre Colson	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
Economic, legal, social and political situation (10credits) Two courses chosen according to the two languages chosen :
LMULT2411	Economic, legal, social and political issues in German-speaking countries	Henri Bouillon (coord.)	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LMULT2421	Economic, legal, social and political issues in English-speaking countries	Guido Latre	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LMULT2431	Economic, legal, social and political issues in Dutch-speaking countries	Philippe Hiligsmann	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x

Students choose :
- either one option of 15 credits;
- or option courses worth 15 credits, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board.

The activities listed below are specifically recommended for students doing the research focus.

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15 credits chosen from :
LGERM2815	German Linguistics: Linguistic Pragmatics	Joachim Sabel	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2817	Literature and knowledge: the example of the German literature topics.	Antje Büssgen	15h	5credits		x	x
LGERM2725	English linguistics: Second Language Acquisition	Sylviane Granger, Fanny Meunier (coord.)	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2826	English Literature: Black British Writers	Véronique Bragard	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2737	Dutch linguistics: lexical metaphors	Pierre Godin	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGERM2836	Dutch Literature: Authors images in the media age	Matthieu Sergier	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2719	Comparative grammar and contrastive linguistics	Philippe Hiligsmann, Kristel Van Goethem (supplée Philippe Hiligsmann), Kristel Van Goethem, Kristel Van Goethem	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LFLTR2230	Questions de littérature générale et comparée	Erica Durante	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x

The activities listed below are specifically recommended for students doing the teaching focus.

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At least 15 credits chosen from :
Recommended courses for the teaching focus
LGERM2911	Seminar : German Teaching Methodology	Dany Etienne	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2921	Seminar : English Teaching Methodology	Fanny Meunier	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGERM2931	Seminar : Dutch Teaching Methodology	Ludovic Beheydt	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LAGRE2310	Micro-teaching exercises	Marie-Cécile Wagner	15h	2credits		x	x
LAGRE2221	Learning and teaching with new technologies	Marcel Lebrun	15h + 15h	3credits		x	x
Activity only available to students taking a Master with a teaching focus
LGERM9003	Classroom teaching practice : assessment and reflexive evaluation	N.		5credits		x	x
Courses only available for students who wish to do their teacher training in the third Germanic language Provided students have studied the third language for the minor.
LGERM2521	German as a foreign language methodology	Henri Bouillon (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGERM2522	English as a foreign language (EFL) methodology	Fanny Meunier (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGERM2523	Dutch as a foreign language methodology	Pierre Godin (coord.)	15h + 35h	5credits	1+2q	x	x

The activities listed below are only available to students who have registered for the professional focus in languages for business as part of their programme.

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Placement (10credits) Placement in a company for a minimum of one month, on a full-time basis. This placement should be done in one of the languages of the student's programme.
LGERM9004	Work placement in one of the studied languages - min. 1 month	N.	156h	10credits		x	x
One course from (5credits)
LTRAV2260	Psycho-sociological analysis of labour relations	Thomas Périlleux	30h	5credits		x	x
LTRAV2610	Business economics	Nicolas Neysen (supplée Alain Vas), Alain Vas	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LCOMU2310	Strategic Business Communications	Thierry Libaert	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2606	nter-cultural communication	Alain Reyniers	30h	5credits	2q	x	x

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To be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board. Students must check with the lecturer in charge that they may follow the course(s) in question. If certain courses are available in the research focus, in the core subjects or in another option course, the credits may not exceed 6 with each of these headings. No courses may be taken from the teaching focus and/or the professional focus.