The research focus aims to provide students with the opportunity to further their knowledge of their specialist disciplines - language and literature - in a truly comparative manner, thoroughly preparing them to face the growing challenges of a society defined by complex intercultural relations.
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Comparative language and literature module
(10 credits)
The student will choose 2 courses from amongst the following areas of linguistic and/or literary specialisation, making sure that they have the requirements for each course, including those relating to their language level. If students registers for a course for which they do not meet the requirements, no special arrangements will be made in relation to the level required in assessments. Courses in French can be taken by GERM students in accordance with their personal dissertation project, for |
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Linguistics course | ||||||||
LGERM2719 | Contrastive linguistics | Elisabeth Degand | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2813 | German linguistics: cognitive theories of second language acquisition | Joachim Sabel | 30h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LGERM2723 | English linguistics: sociolinguistics | Fanny Meunier , Magali Paquot (compensates Fanny Meunier) | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LGERM2821 | English Linguistics: Varieties of English | Gaëtanelle Gilquin | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2733 | Dutch linguistics: phonetics, phonology, norms and attitudes | Philippe Hiligsmann | 30h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LCLIG2160 | Sociolinguistics | Philippe Hambye | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
Literature course | ||||||||
LGERM2814 | German literature. Intermediality: text and image | Antje Büssgen | 30h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2834 | Dutch Literature: Literature and translation | Stéphanie Vanasten | 30h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2826 | English Literature: Postcolonial texts in comparison | Véronique Bragard | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2824 | English literature of the Older Period: The Canterbury Tales | Guido Latre | 30h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LROM2854 | Italy within the world: literary and cultural comparative paths | Erica Durante | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LFIAL2230 | Questions of General and Comparative Literature | Sophie Dufays | 22.5h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGLOR2390 | Typology and permanence of mythical imagineries | Myriam Delmotte , Paul Deproost (coord.) , Alain Meurant , Brigitte Van Wymeersch | 30h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LROM2730 | Analysis of literary Representation | Myriam Delmotte | 22.5h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
Interdisciplinary thematic seminar
(10 credits)
The student will choose an interdisciplinary thematic seminar in linguistics or literature from amongst: |
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LLMOD2801 | Interdisciplinary thematic seminar in linguistics | Barbara De Cock , Sylviane Granger , Costantino Maeder , Ferran Suner Munoz , Kristel Van Goethem (coord.) | 30h | 10 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LLMOD2802 | Interdisciplinary thematic seminar in literature | Véronique Bragard , Antje Büssgen , Geneviève Fabry , Michel Lisse (coord.) , Costantino Maeder , Hubert Roland (coord.) , Stéphanie Vanasten | 30h | 10 credits | 1q | x | x | |
Research seminar in linguistics / literature particular to the languages studied
(10 credits)
The student will choose 10 research seminar credits (according to the languages studied): |
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German | ||||||||
LGERM2861 | Research Seminar in German Linguistics | Joachim Sabel | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2862 | Research Seminar in German Literature | Antje Büssgen | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
English | ||||||||
LGERM2871 | Research seminar in English linguistics: Corpora and applied linguistics | Sylviane Granger , Magali Paquot | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2872 | The English Renaissance | Guido Latre | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
Dutch | ||||||||
LGERM2881 | Research Seminar Dutch Linguistics | Elisabeth Degand , Philippe Hiligsmann | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LGERM2882 | Research Seminar Dutch Literature | Stéphanie Vanasten | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
Spanish | ||||||||
LROM2517 | Seminar: Spanish Linguistics | Barbara De Cock | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
LROM2514 | Seminar : Topics in Spanish Literature | Geneviève Fabry | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
Italian | ||||||||
LROGE2853 | Sociolinguistics of contemporary Italian | Silvia Lucchini | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LROM2855 | Seminar : Narrative, Theatre, Opera, Cinema | Costantino Maeder , Amandine Mélan (compensates Costantino Maeder) | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x | |
French | ||||||||
LROM2155 | Seminar : linguistics | Philippe Hambye | 15h | 5 credits | 1q | x | x | |
LROM2755 | Seminar : comparative literature | Sophie Dufays | 15h | 5 credits | 2q | x | x |