At the end of their course, students on the Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literature: General, will demonstrate expertise in the two foreign languages studied, one chosen from amongst English, German and Dutch, and the other from amongst Spanish, Italian and French. This expertise relates to very high level communication competencies, characterised by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as those of the “advanced user, C1”. Additionally, students will have been introduced to a scientific approach to linguistics and literature. Their in-depth knowledge of the modern languages and literatures they enrol in will enable them to continue their education with a view to obtaining, for example, the teacher training qualification in modern languages and literature or to direct themselves towards other types of training in connected fields such as communication, journalism, European studies, etc.. This qualification is of particular interest to persons who already hold another master qualification.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
Literary and cultural skills
1. Rigorously situate, analyse and interpret linguistic output (of different genres, registers and styles) from two languages from amongst English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch from a textual, historic, stylistic, rhetorical and thematic point of view.
5. Explain the nature of certain linguistic theories, describe the different components and employ them as appropriate in a linguistic analysis in respect of two modern languages (from those set out at 1 above).
9. Become expert (level C1* of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) in the two modern languages (from those set out in 1 above) both orally and in writing, on normative and argumentative levels, achieving excellence in the formulation of thoughts, reading ability, comprehension of different types of text and composition.
*See http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/Source/Framework_FR.pdf
11. Develop and express reflective and critical knowledge (assessed in particular in the context of the composition of the final assignment) on the basis of their study of literature, language or culture of the languages studied with a view to becoming an actor in modern society, and an intellectual in the area of humanities, open to a dialogue between language, literature and other artistic and scientific knowledge.