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Study programme 2014-2015

Teaching and training





To ensure coherence of their studies, students must select their optional courses from those listed below.


Note: Some optional courses are also available in the core curriculum or the LAMUSO professional focus, but the courses taken may not exceed 6 credits. No courses may be selected from the Natural Language Processing professional focus.


The programme must be approved by the Examination Board Secretary.


 
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Optionnal Comparative and contrastive linguistics

Introductory course to linguistic typology, comparative grammar and contrastive linguistics between at least two languages.  

Optionnal LGERM2719 Contrastive linguistics   Elisabeth Degand 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGLOR2801 Semitic Comparative Linguistics   Jean-Claude Haelewyck 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGLOR2802 Indo-European Comparative Linguistics   Lambert Isebaert 30h  5 credits 1 + 2q x x
Optionnal LLING2021 Taaltypologie en -universalia (KUL - F0VH8AN)   N. 26h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LROM2472 Regional Walloon Languages (including onomastics)   Michel Francard 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2715 German linguistics : Contrastive and typological analysis   Joachim Sabel 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2200 History of the French language   Michel Francard 22.5h  5 credits 1q x x
 
Optionnal Discourse and society

Courses taken at the Communication School of the Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, and courses in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.  

Optionnal LCOMU2223 Langage sonore   Thierry De Smedt 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2250 Mediatic Narration   Philippe Marion 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2270 COGNITIVE SEMIOLOGY   Pierre Fastrez 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2600 Scientific popularisation   Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2605 Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions   Nadja Cohen, Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2607 Analysis of documentary productions   Gérard Derèze (coord.), Marc Lits, Alain Reyniers 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LROM2180 Geolinguistic varieties of French   Esther Baiwir (compensates Philippe Hambye), Philippe Hambye 22.5h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2463 French for specific purposes   N. 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2821 English Linguistics: Varieties of English   Gaëtanelle Gilquin 15h  5 credits 2q x x
 
Optionnal Psychology and language

Introductory course to the cognitive processes involved in processing language, in particular oral language. These courses are taken at the Faculty of Psychology.  

Optionnal LLOGO1211 Psychologie du langage oral   Arnaud Szmalec 30h  4 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LLOGO1212 Acquisition du langage oral   Arnaud Szmalec 30h  4 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LLOGO1311 Troubles développementaux du langage oral   Marie-Anne Schelstraete 30h  4 credits 2q x x
 
Optionnal Modern language linguistics

Courses in linguistics of five different languages: French, Dutch, English, German and Spanish. Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required in order to take these courses. The courses are taught in the relevant language. Note: Students enrolled in the LAMUSO specialization may not accumulate credits for courses already taken as part of their curriculum.  

Optionnal French linguistics
Optionnal LROM2200 History of the French language   Michel Francard 22.5h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2318 Seminar on the research methodology of French as a first language   Jean-Louis Dufays 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCLIG2210 Phonology and Prosody   Anne-Catherine Simon 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal English linguistics
Optionnal LGERM2725 English linguistics: Second Language Acquisition   Sylviane Granger, Fanny Meunier 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2821 English Linguistics: Varieties of English   Gaëtanelle Gilquin 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LLING2035 English Linguistics: Grammar and Diachrony (KUL - F0VI3A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2037 English Linguistics : Selected Topics (KUL - F0VI5A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal Dutch linguistics
Optionnal LGERM2731 Dutch linguistics : current trends   Kristel Van Goethem 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2733 Dutch linguistics: phonetics, phonology, norms and attitudes   Philippe Hiligsmann 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2737 Dutch linguistics: lexical metaphors   N. 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2835 Dutch linguistics: morphosyntactic, phonetic and lexical aspects of Dutch as a foreign language   Philippe Hiligsmann 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2837 Dutch linguistics: Syntactic, semantic and functional aspects of word order   Elisabeth Degand 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LLING2038 Nederlandse taalkunde : verandering en variatie (KUL - F0VJ1A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2039 Nederlandse taalkunde: syntaxis (KUL - F0VJ2A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal German linguistics
Optionnal LGERM2711 German Linguistics: Syntax and Morphology of the German Verb   Joachim Sabel 22.5h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2713 German linguistics: specific syntactic and semantic aspects   Joachim Sabel 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2715 German linguistics : Contrastive and typological analysis   Joachim Sabel 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2815 German Linguistics: Linguistic Pragmatics   Joachim Sabel 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LLING2040 Duitse taalkunde : theorie en descriptie (KUL - F0VI1A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2041 Duitse taalkunde: verandering en variatie (KUL - F0VI2A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2042 Duitse taalkunde : capita selecta (KUL - F4FC3A)   N. 30h+15h  5 credits x x
Optionnal Spanish linguistics
Optionnal LROM2517 Seminar: Spanish Linguistics   Barbara De Cock 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LROM2843 Issues in Spanish Linguistics   Barbara De Cock 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LLING2043 Spaanse taalkunde : topics in hedendaagse grammatica (KUL - F0VJ4A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2044 Spaanse taalkunde : topics in discoursanalyse (KUL - F0VJ5A)   N. 39h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2045 Spaanse taalkunde : capita selecta (KUL - F4FC5A)   N. 30h+15h  5 credits x x
 
Optionnal Computational linguistics and computer science

Courses in algorithmics, database design, programming, etc. Several courses may be taken at the University of Namur (FUNDP) and at KU Leuven.These courses enable students pursuing the professional focus in Natural Language Processing to complete their programme by enhancing their training in computer science.  

Optionnal Prerequisite in computing

These courses are recommended for students who have not undergone equivalent training.  

Optionnal LINGE1322 Computer science: Analysis and Design of Information Systems   Jean Vanderdonckt 30h+15h  5 credits 2q x  
Optionnal LSINF1121 Algorithmics and data structures  

Prerequisite : LSINF1103

Pierre Dupont, Virginie Van den Schrieck (compensates Pierre Dupont) 30h+30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LSINF1225 Object-oriented design and data management  

Prerequisites : LSINF1101 and LSINF1103

Kim Mens 30h+30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal Optional activities
Optionnal LSTAT2350 Data Mining   Libei Chen 15h+15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCLIG2140 Computational Linguistics Seminar   Cédrick Fairon 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LLING2001 Text based information retrieval (KUL - H02C8A)   N. 39.5h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2002 Natural language Processing (KUL - H02B1A)   N. 32.5h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2003 Linguistic theories and artificial intelligence (KUL - H02B6A)   N. 32.5h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2018 Language Engineering Applications (KUL - H02D0A)   N. 34.5h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2019 Foundations of Formal Theories of language (KUL - H02D4A)   N. 26h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2030 Modélisation pour l'informatique (FUNDP - INFOB25)   N. 20h+10h  3 credits x x
Optionnal LLING2031 Introduction aux méthodes et concepts essentiels d'ingénierie linguistique (FUNDP - INFO2327)   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LLSMF2014 IT management (in French)   Manuel Kolp 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LINGI2263 Computational Linguistics  

Prerequisite : LINGI2132

Pierre Dupont, Cédrick Fairon 30h+15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LSINF1212 Computer science deepening project   Sebastian Andres Gonzalez Montesinos (compensates Marco Saerens), Marco Saerens 7.5h+45h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LSINF1252 Computer Systems 1  

Prerequisite : LSINF1103

Olivier Bonaventure 30h+30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LSINF1311 Human-computer interaction   Jean Vanderdonckt 30h+15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LSINF1312 Project management in computer science   Manuel Kolp 30h+15h  5 credits 1q x x
 
Optionnal Philosophy of language
Optionnal LFILO1355 Seminar on analytical philosophy texts   Alexandre Guay 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2210 Formalized logic A   N. 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2211 Formalized logic B   Peter Verdée 30h  5 credits 2q x x
 
Optionnal Linguistics applied to language teaching and learning
Optionnal LPSYM2431 Learning and learning troubles   Catherine Cuche (compensates Jacques Grégoire), Laetitia Desmet (compensates Jacques Grégoire), Jacques Grégoire, Véronique Leroy (compensates Jacques Grégoire), Christophe Mussolin (compensates Jacques Grégoire) 45h+15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LGERM2725 English linguistics: Second Language Acquisition   Sylviane Granger, Fanny Meunier 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2813 German linguistics: cognitive theories of language and second language acquisition   Joachim Sabel 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2835 Dutch linguistics: morphosyntactic, phonetic and lexical aspects of Dutch as a foreign language   Philippe Hiligsmann 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2911 Seminar : German Teaching Methodology   Dany Etienne 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LGERM2931 Seminar : Dutch Teaching Methodology   Philippe Hiligsmann 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2610 Analysis of linguistic phenomena and the teaching of French   Philippe Hambye 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LROM2620 Acquisition of a seond or foreign language: theory and applications   Silvia Lucchini 22.5h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2630 Corrective and contrastive phonetics in French   Silvia Lucchini 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LROM2650 Training in the teaching of French as a mother tongue, second or foreign language   Silvia Lucchini 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LROM2930 Study of teaching language methods   Silvia Lucchini 15h  5 credits 1q x x
 
Optionnal Other courses

To be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with the agreement of the Programme Committee Chair and the Examination Board Secretary. Students must check with the lecturer in charge that they may take the course(s) in question.