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Master en linguistique, à finalité approfondie en linguistique générale et appliquée (Master of Linguistics, leading to specialisation in General and Applied Linguistics ) [LING2MA]
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Programme management

CLIG Commission de gestion des diplômes en linguistique

Responsable académique : Elisabeth Degand

Tél. 010474982

Contact : Annie Troost

Tél. 010474940
troost@germ.ucl.ac.be

Study objectives

The Master's programme in Linguistics aims to provide the students with in-depth training in General and Applied Linguistics. It offers a vast choice from among numerous specialisations. The programme provides an excellent basis for students who are interested in scientific and linguistic research. In addition, this master can likewise orientate the students towards professions in the domains of linguistic engineering, written and oral communication, dictionary work and specialised terminology etc.

The targeted specialisation in General and Applied Linguistics aims to deepen the linguistic knowledge of the student in at least one modern language (French, Dutch, English, German or Spanish) and to develop specific knowledge in one or more domains of Applied Linguistics (learning foreign languages, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, contrastive linguistics, etc.). This line of studies will finally lead to doctoral research, or to a career in written and oral communication in the wide sense of the term.

Admission conditions

Subject to the conditions fixed by the Faculty authorities, access is entitled to university graduates (or bachelors) or to those enrolled for the final year of their degree course. In the case of the latter, the master's degree can only be obtained after the awarding of the bachelor's degree.

Admission procedures

The University admission and enrolment procedures are detailled in the "General Information" section on the WEB page :
http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/programme.html

General structure of the programme

This two year programme consists of :

  • a core syllabus (60 credits) including an introduction to lectures in linguistics (32 credits), a thesis and a period of work experience (28 credits);
  • a specialisation (30 credits) in General and Applied linguistics;
  • an option (30 credits) linked to the specialisation.

Dispensations can be granted to candidates who manage to have their equivalences validated.

Programme content

A.- Core syllabus (32 credits)

Introduction to General Linguistics

FLTR2270

General linguistics : semantics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Elisabeth Degand

or

CLIG2120

Linguistic semantics and general semiotics[30h] (4.5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

CLIG2190

Introduction to the quantitative analysis of linguistic data[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Cédrick Fairon

FLTR2620

Natural language processing[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Cédrick Fairon

ESPO2102

Statistics[30h+15h] (~) (in French)

Dominique Deprins

ROM2371

Seminar: French Linguistics I[15h] (3 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Michel Francard, Anne-Catherine Simon

ROM2140

French Linguistics : general issues in syntax[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Anne-Catherine Simon

ROM2170

French Linguistics : further issues in Lexicology[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jean Klein

FILO2220

Philosophy of language[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Marcel Crabbé

B. Specialisation in General and Applied linguistics (30 credits)

The student will follow 2 different modules for a minimum of 15 credits per module. For module 6, Linguistics in a Modern Language, a maximum of two different modern languages may be followed.

Module 1 : Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics

FLTR2160

African linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Clementine Madiya Nzuji

GERM2110

Contrastive linguistics, especially comparative grammar of Indo-European languages[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Philippe Hiligsmann

GERM2206

English language : advanced skills (stylistics)[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in English)

Sylviane Granger

GERM2313

German linguistics : Special topics (contrastive linguistics)[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in D)

Joachim Sabel

GERM2212

Modern Dutch linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in NL)

Philippe Hiligsmann

GLOR2801

Comparative grammar of Semitic languages[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Jean-Claude Haelewyck

GLOR2802

Comparative Indo-European linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Lambert Isebaert

ROM2110

Romance Linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jean Klein

Module 2 : Linguistics applied to Learning a Language

ROM2460

French Linguistics applied to teaching : French as a mother tongue[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Cédrick Fairon

ROM2461

French Linguistics applied to teaching : French as a foreign language[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jean Klein

GERM2922

English as a foreign language (EFL) seminar : linguistic aspects[15h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in English)

Jean Heiderscheidt

GERM2912

Methodology of teaching German: Linguistics[15h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in D)

Joachim Sabel

GERM2932

Dutch as a foreign language (DFL) seminar : linguistic aspects[15h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in NL)

Ludovic Beheydt

GERM2208

English linguistics : Second Language Acquisition[30h] (4 credits) (in English)

Fanny Meunier

GERM2312

German as a foreign language (GFL) methodology[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in D)

Henri Bouillon

GERM2311

English as a foreign language (EFL) methodology[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in English)

Fanny Meunier

GERM2310

Dutch as a foreign language (DFL) methodology[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in NL)

Pierre Godin

ROM2315

Teaching French as a foreign language[30h+15h] (4 credits) (in French)

Luc Collès

GERM2314

German linguistics : Special topics (inguistic varieties)[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in D)

N.

ROM2462

Contrastive and corrective French phonetics[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in French)

Silvia Lucchini

CLIG2150

Computer-assisted language learning[45h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

Module 3 : Computational Linguistics

FLTR2630

Introduction to automatic text processing[30h] (6 credits) (in French)

Cédrick Fairon

GELI2009

Panorama des applications de l'ingénierie linguistique[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

N.

CLIG2140

Séminaire de linguistique computationnelle[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

The courses below may be chosen at KULeuven :

LING2001

Text based information retrieval (KUL - H0J61)[28h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2002

Natural language Processing (KUL - H0C28A)[32.5h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2003

Linguistic theories and artificial intelligence (KUL - H0D36A)[32.5h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

Module 4 : Speech and Communication

COMU2104

Systemic theory of communications[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jean-Pierre Meunier

COMU2131

Semiology of analogue communications[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jean-Pierre Meunier

COMU2132

Narrative and society[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Marc Lits

COMU2242

Semio pragmatic analysis of audio scripto visual communications[20h+10h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jean-Pierre Meunier

COMU2266

Media-based narratology[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Philippe Marion

COMU2271

Analysis of media content and discourse[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Marc Lits

CLIG2160

Sociolinguistics[15h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Michel Francard

CLIG2170

Ethnolinguistics[15h] (3 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

ROM2180

Geolinguistic varieties of French[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Michel Francard

ROM2463

French for specific purposes[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Luc Collès, Francine Thyrion

Module 5 : Psychology and Language

LOGO2112

Psychologie du langage oral: processus de base[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Michel Hupet

LOGO2113

Psychologie du langage oral: développement[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Michel Hupet

LOGO2243

Clinique logopédique du langage oral[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Marie-Anne Schelstraete

LOGO2271

Clinique logopédique chez le sujet handicapé (partie A)[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Marie-Anne Schelstraete

PSY2351

Differential psychology of the basic skills[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grégoire

PSY2650

Advanced questions of neurolinguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Marie-Pierre de Partz de Courtray, Agnesa Pillon

Module 6 : Linguistics of a Modern Language

Minimum 15 credits per language, maximum two different languages. A graduate or bachelor's degree is required to follow these courses.

English

GERM2125

Modern English Linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in English)

Sylviane Granger

GERM2206

English language : advanced skills (stylistics)[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in English)

Sylviane Granger

GERM2208

English linguistics : Second Language Acquisition[30h] (4 credits) (in English)

Fanny Meunier

GERM2218

English linguistics seminar : corpus linguistics[15h] (4 credits) (in English)

Fanny Meunier

GERM2323

English Linguistics: sociolinguistics[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in English)

Fanny Meunier

GERM2344

English linguistics : discourse analysis[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in English)

Gaëtanelle Gilquin (supplée Sylviane Granger), Sylviane Granger

The courses below may be chosen at KULeuven :

LING2004

Engelse taalkunde : Theoretische taalkunde (KUL - F02A0A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2005

Engelse taalkunde : Theoretische taalkunde (KUL - F0475A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2006

Engelse taalkunde : Descriptieve taalkunde (KUL - F0477A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2007

Engelse taalkunde : Toegepaste taalkunde (KUL - F0476A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

Dutch

GERM2135

Modern Dutch linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in NL)

Ludovic Beheydt

GERM2212

Modern Dutch linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in NL)

Philippe Hiligsmann

GERM2219

Seminar Dutch linguistics[15h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in NL)

N.

GERM2334

Special topics: Linguistic varieties in Dutch[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in NL)

Pierre Godin, Philippe Hiligsmann

GERM2345

Dutch linguistics: special topics (phonetics and phonology of modern Dutch varieties)[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in NL)

Ludovic Beheydt

GERM2211

Dutch language : advanced skills (stylistics)-[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in NL)

Ludovic Beheydt

The courses below may be chosen at KULeuven :

LING2008

Nederlandse taalkunde : Descriptieve taalkunde (KUL - F0465A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2009

Nederlandse taalkunde : Descriptieve taalkunde (KUL - F0467A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2010

Nederlandse taalkunde : Grammaticale stilistieke (KUL - F0468A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2011

Nederlandse taalkunde : Toegepaste taalkunde (KUL - F0469A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

German

GERM2115

Modern German linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in D)

Joachim Sabel

GERM2204

Modern German linguistics[30h] (4 credits) (in D)

Joachim Sabel

GERM2217

Seminar German linguistics[15h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in D)

N.

GERM2313

German linguistics : Special topics (contrastive linguistics)[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in D)

Joachim Sabel

GERM2314

German linguistics : Special topics (inguistic varieties)[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in D)

N.

GERM2203

German language : advanced skills (stylistics)[15h+15h] (4 credits) (in D)

Henri Bouillon

The cours below may be chosen at KULeuven :

LING2012

Duitse taalkunde : Theoretische taalkunde (KUL - F0485A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2013

Duitse taalkunde : Descriptieve taalkunde (KUL - F0487A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2014

Duitse taalkunde : Toegepaste taalkunde (KUL - F0486A)[26h] (5 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

Spanish

ROM2516

Seminar: Spanish Linguistics I[15h] (3.5 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in S)

Robert Verdonk

ROM2517

Seminar: Spanish Linguistics II[15h] (3.5 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in S)

Robert Verdonk

The cours below may be chosen at KULeuven :

LING2015

Spaanse taalkunde : Syntaxis met oefeningen (KUL - F0426A)[52h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2016

Spaanse taalkunde : Discourseanalyse (KUL - F0427A)[39h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

LING2017

Spaanse taalkunde : Contrastieve analyse (KUL - F0584A)[39h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

C. Option (30 credits)

From among the modules mentioned under point B (specialisation in General and Applied Linguistics), the student will choose either :

  • two supplementary modules for 15 credits (in order to attain a total of 60 credits including the speciality and the option);
  • one single supplementary module for a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 30 credits (if necessary, the modules chosen under B will be completed by courses from the same module in order to attain a total of 60 credits including the specialisation and the option);
  • 30 credits of courses to complete the modules chosen under B (to attain approximately 2 x 30 credits for the two modules chosen under B)

D. Thesis and apprenticeship (28 credits)

The student will complete an apprenticeship in a research laboratory (in a university or in industry) for a minimum of 7 weeks (14 weeks part-time). A list of teams ready to welcome the students will be available at the secretary's office. Depending on the availability of the research teams, this period will take place preferably during the second semester of the first year or during the first semester of the second year.

The student must present a thesis (50 to 100 pages) on a linguistic subject relating to the subject matter taught in the context of the degree, preferably in the prolongation of his apprenticeship in a research laboratory.



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