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Core courses [75.0]Dissertation and dissertation seminar (30 credits)LLMOD2190 Dissertation seminar
FR
q1+q2 5 credits
LROGE2892 DissertationFR
q1+q2 25 credits
General training (45 credits)Students must choose a Germanic language (English, Dutch and German) and a Romance language (Spanish, French and Italian) : 20 and 25 credits per language studied.German
From 20 to 25credit(s)English
From 20 to 25credit(s)EN
q2 15h+22.5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Amélie Bulon (compensates Fanny Meunier)
Amélie Bulon (compensates Fanny Meunier)
LGERM2829 English Linguistics : Corpus LinguisticsEN
q1 22.5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Amandine Dumont (compensates Gaëtanelle Gilquin)
> Gaëtanelle Gilquin
Amandine Dumont (compensates Gaëtanelle Gilquin)
LGERM2823 English Linguistics: LexicologyDutch
From 20 to 25credit(s)LGERM2731 Dutch linguistics : Construction grammarNL
q2 22.5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Elies Smeyers
> Stéphanie Vanasten
Elies Smeyers
French
From 20 to 25credit(s)3 courses fromLROM2171 LexicologyLROM2151 Text LinguisticsFR
q2 22.5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Iulia Grosman (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
Iulia Grosman (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
LROM2180 French in the French-speaking worldLROM2463 French for specific purposesFR
q2 22.5h 5 credits
Minimum one course fromLROM2710 Questions of Literary aestheticsLROM2740 Sociology of LiteratureEn 2022-2023, l’étudiant peut choisir LROM2720 Questions d'histoire littéraire à la place de LROM2740.
FR
q2 22.5h 5 credits
SpanishStudents may only choose one of the two LESPA courses
From 20 to 25credit(s)LROM2842 Issues in Spanish Literary HistoryLROM2843 Issues in Spanish LinguisticsLROM2840 Text analysis in SpanishES
q1 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Rocio Cuberos Vicente
> Paula Lorente Fernandez (coord.)
Rocio Cuberos Vicente
LESPA1704 Spanish writing skills (B2-C1)ES
q1 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Paula Lorente Fernandez (coord.)
> Lara Marina Nuñez Muslera (compensates Begona Garcia Migura)
> Fernando Juan San Basilio Pardo (compensates Begona Garcia Migura)
Paula Lorente Fernandez (coord.)
Italian
From 20 to 25credit(s)LROM2856 The Writer and the Cinema -
List of focuses
Students should choose one of the following focuses :
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Research Focus [30.0]
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.
Content: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
Linguistics courseLGERM2723 English linguistics: sociolinguisticsLCLIG2160 SociolinguisticsLiterature courseLGERM2824 Animal narrativesFR
q1 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Charles Doyen
> Brigitte Van Wymeersch
Charles Doyen
LROM2730 Analysis of literary RepresentationInterdisciplinary thematic seminar (10 credits)The student will choose an interdisciplinary thematic seminar in linguistics or literature from amongst:
EN
q1 30h 10 credits > French-friendlyTeacher(s):
> Sylvie De Cock
> Barbara De Cock
> Marie-Aude Lefer
> Costantino Maeder
> Ferran Suner Munoz
> Kristel Van Goethem (coord.)
Sylvie De Cock
FR
q1 30h 10 credits > English-friendlyVéronique Bragard
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):
GermanLGERM2861 Research Seminar in German LinguisticsLGERM2862 Research Seminar in German LiteratureEnglishLGERM2872 Literature and climate changeDutchLGERM2881 Research Seminar Dutch LinguisticsNL
q2 15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Wout Van Praet (compensates Elisabeth Degand)
Wout Van Praet (compensates Elisabeth Degand)
LGERM2882 Research Seminar: Dutch LiteratureSpanishLROM2517 Seminar: Spanish LinguisticsItalianLROGE2853 Sociolinguistics of contemporary ItalianFrenchLROM2155 Seminar : linguisticsLROM2755 Seminar : comparative literatureFR
q2 15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Amaury Dehoux (compensates Marta Sábado Novau)
Amaury Dehoux (compensates Marta Sábado Novau)
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Teaching Focus [30.0]
IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with article 138 para. 4 of the decree of 7 November 2013 concerning higher education and the academic organisation of studies, teaching practice placements will not be assessed in the September session. Students are required to make every effort to successfully complete the teaching practice in the June session, subject to having to retake the year.
The teaching focus is concerned with preparation for teaching at the higher levels of secondary education. The programme is designed to develop the following skills :
- design, planning and assessment of practice ;
- ability to assess practices and their context ;
- understanding of the educational institution, its setting and players.
Three kinds of activities are involved :
- teaching practice at the higher levels of secondary education (60 hours)
- seminars ;
- lectures.
They are divided into two categories:
- teaching practice, multidisciplinary courses and seminars, common to all subjects. They have the code LAGRE (13 credits);
- subject-based teaching practice, courses and seminars (17 credits).
The teaching focus of the 120 credit Master’s degree includes the training which leads to the qualification for teaching in secondary education (Agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur – AESS) (300 hours - 30 credits), in accordance with the Decrees of 8 February 2001 and that of 17 December 2003 (concerning the basis of neutrality) relating to the initial training of teachers at the higher levels of secondary education in the French Community in Belgium.
These 30 credits also make up the AESS programme in Languages and Literatures: General which can be taken after a 60 credit or a 120 credit Master’s degree. In practical terms, successful completion of the Master’s degree with the teaching focus leads also to the award of professional status as a secondary education teacher. Assessment of the skills in the AESS programme is spread over the 2 years of the Master’s degree.
Students may if they wish combine this focus with an Erasmus or Mercator exchange which must take place either during the 2nd semester of the first block or the 1st semester of the second block. All courses for the teaching focus must, however, be taken at UCLouvain.
Content:A) Placements in an educational environment and theory and analysis of teaching practices (7 credits)Students must undertake 25 hours of placement in the Germanic language and 25 hours of placement in the Romance language that they are studying.
Stage d'observation et d'enseignement dans une langue romaneB) Disciplinary courses and seminars (10 credits)Teacher training in the disciplineOne of the three following courses :(according to the language studied)
LGERM2521 German as a foreign language methodologyLGERM2523 Dutch as a foreign language methodologyAnd one of the three following courses :LROM2945 Didactics of SpanishES
q1+q2 15h+15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Rocio Cuberos Vicente (compensates Barbara De Cock)
> Barbara De Cock
Rocio Cuberos Vicente (compensates Barbara De Cock)
LROM2946 Didactics of ItalianC) Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars (13 credits)To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class groupL'étudiant choisit une des deux activités suivantes. Le cours et le séminaire doivent être suivis durant le même quadrimestre.
FR
q2 22.5h+22.5h 4 creditsTeacher(s):
> Baptiste Barbot
> Véronique Leroy
> Nathalie Roland
Baptiste Barbot
FR
q2 22.5h+22.5h 4 creditsTeacher(s):
> Baptiste Barbot
> Véronique Leroy
> Nathalie Roland
Baptiste Barbot
The school institution and its contextL'étudiant choisit une des deux activités suivantes. Le cours et le séminaire doivent être suivis durant le même quadrimestre.
FR
q1 22.5h+25h 4 creditsTeacher(s):
> Vincent Dupriez
> Antoine Lecat (compensates Branka Cattonar)
Vincent Dupriez
FR
q2 22.5h+25h 4 creditsTeacher(s):
> Branka Cattonar
> Vincent Dupriez
Branka Cattonar
LAGRE2220 General didactics and education to interdisciplinarityL'étudiant choisit soit LAGRE2220A (1+2q) soit l'AGRE2220S (2q).
FR
q1+q2 37.5h 3 creditsTeacher(s):
> Stéphane Colognesi
> Myriam De Kesel
> Jean-Louis Dufays
> Anne Ghysselinckx
> Véronique Lemaire
> Benoît Vercruysse
Stéphane Colognesi
LAGRE2400 See specifications in frenchFR
q2 20h 2 creditsTeacher(s):
> Hervé Pourtois (coord.)
> Pierre-Etienne Vandamme
Hervé Pourtois (coord.)
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Professional Focus : Languages for Business Communication [30.0]
This focus develops students' business communication skills in two languages (English, Dutch, German, French) and their understanding of the economic, legal, social and political realities of the countries of the languages studied.
Content:Oral communication strategies in a company (12 credits)12 credits chosen according to the two languages chosen :
Reading comprehension and lexical extension : economic and commercial texts (8 credits)Students must choose two courses from :
Economic, legal, social and political situation (10 credits)Students must choose two courses from :
NL
q1 30h+15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Matthieu Sergier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
Matthieu Sergier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
LTRAV2000 Introduction to Sciences of Work -
Professional Focus: Library Studies [30.0]Content:LCLIB2000 Studying in a professional contextLCLIB2002 Techniques of bookshop managementLCLIB2140 Books and graphic design
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Optional courses [15.0]
As part of a well-argued educational plan and with the agreement of the jury (small panel), students may choose other courses (max. 15 credits) from the master's programmes run by the Faculty or the University. Students must check with the course instructor that they may take the course(s) in question. Their choice may include courses in the optional module in digital humanities and ethics (https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/chaire-altissia-cultures-ethiques-numerique.html) and in genre studies (https://uclouvain.be/fr/decouvrir/egalite/le-genre-dans-l-enseignement.html).
Note: If certain courses in the "optional course" category are also available in the core curriculum, in a research focus or in another option, no more than 6 credits may be taken from each.
Content:Languages for Business CommunicationPlacement (10 credits)Only for students focussing languages for Business Communication. 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 students programme.
LROGE9005 Final assignmentLinguistic and Natural Language ProcessingNL
q2 22.5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Pauline Degrave (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
Pauline Degrave (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
ES
q1 45h 6 credits
LROM2200 History of the French languageLCLIG2210 Phonology and ProsodyFR
q2 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
LCLIG2230 Discourse AnalysisLCLIG2240 Statistics for LinguisticsLCLIG2250 Methods of corpus linguisticsFR
q1 30h+10h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Marie-Catherine de Marneffe (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
> Cédrick Fairon
Marie-Catherine de Marneffe (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
LGERM2719 Typology and contrastive linguisticsEN
q1 15h 5 credits > French-friendlyTeacher(s):
> Maïté Dupont (compensates Elisabeth Degand)
Maïté Dupont (compensates Elisabeth Degand)
Literature and Library studiesLGERM2724 American literature and its EnvironmentsLGERM2826 Comics and decolonizationLROM2515 Seminar: Spanish Literature IILROM2791 Literature, theatre and humanitiesLROM2750 Contemporary literature and imagesFR
q2 15h 5 credits
LFIAL2280 History of book and readingLCLIB2130 Digital booksFR
q1 15h 5 credits
LTRAD2710 Literary Translation Workshop - GermanLTRAD2720 Literary Translation Workshop - EnglishLTRAD2730 Literary Translation Workshop - DutchLTRAD2740 Literary Translation Workshop - SpanishLTRAD2750 Literary Translation Workshop - ItalianIT
q1 39h 5 credits
NL
q2 39h 5 credits
IT
q2 39h 5 credits
TeachingOnly for students focussing on teaching.
FR
q1+q2 40h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Barbara De Cock
> Jean-Louis Dufays
> Mathilde Flumian
Barbara De Cock
LGERM2911 Seminar : German Teaching MethodologyTeaching French as a Foreign LanguageOther coursesTo be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with 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.
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Preparatory Module (only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)
To access this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.
What is a preparatory module?
It is a set of supplementary classes (courses, practical works, seminars, etc.) from the first cycle (see the non-exhaustive list below). The complementary module (maximum 60 credits) is tailor-made by the jury according to the student's educational background and added to the Master’s programme in order to acquire fundamental knowledge to then pursue the 120 credits of the Master’s programme.
The preparatory module of the Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General has a double objective: on the one hand, it aims to provide students with knowledge relating to the philological approach, as well as to literary and linguistic analysis (in connection with the languages chosen by the student); on the other hand, it offers an initiation to the specificity of academic discourse and methodology. The acquisition of this knowledge and know-how will enable students to follow the Master's courses with success. This is why students concerned by this complementary module will, as far as possible, follow the courses of this module from the first year of the Master. Students will have the possibility to call upon the faculty's pedagogical advisors to help them in the acquisition of these courses from different undergraduate programmes.
Who is it for?
- Students from a non-university higher education institution
- Candidates admitted with additional training
- Candidates admitted on the file with additional training
All the explanations are in this document (in French).
LanguagesGermanLGERM1501 German IVDE
q1+q2 30h+30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Julie Crombois (compensates Ferran Suner Munoz)
> Ferran Suner Munoz
Julie Crombois (compensates Ferran Suner Munoz)
EnglishLGERM1325 British cultural historyLGERM1324 The History of English Literature ILGERM1524 The History of English Literature IILGERM1502 Advanced English language skills IIEN
q1+q2 30h+30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Maïté Dupont (compensates Gaëtanelle Gilquin)
> Gaëtanelle Gilquin
Maïté Dupont (compensates Gaëtanelle Gilquin)
DutchLGERM1335 Culture of the Dutch language areaNL
q2 22.5h+5h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Philippe Hiligsmann
> Kristel Van Goethem
Philippe Hiligsmann
LGERM1533 Dutch linguistics: syntaxFrenchFR
q2 60h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Agnès Guiderdoni
> Tania Van Hemelryck (coord.)
Agnès Guiderdoni
FR
q1 45h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)
> Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)
LROM1323 Belgian Francophone LiteratureSpanishLROM1381 Synchronic approaches to SpanishItalianLROM1272 Italian literature and civilization: the three crowns. From the Middle Ages to the early RenaissanceIT
q1 22.5h+15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Costantino Maeder (compensates Mattia Cavagna)
Costantino Maeder (compensates Mattia Cavagna)
IT
q2 22.5h+15h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Mattia Cavagna (coord.)
> Costantino Maeder
> Costantino Maeder (compensates Mattia Cavagna)
Mattia Cavagna (coord.)
LROM1271 Elements of italian linguisticsLROM1270 Lexicographical workshopGeneral coursesLFIAL1550 Theory of LiteratureFR
q2 45h+10h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Jean Leclercq
> Laurence Van Ypersele
Jean Leclercq
LLMOD1399 Final assignmentFR
q1+q2 5 credits