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Core courses [75.0]
Dissertation and dissertation seminar
(30 credits)
FR
q1+q2
5
credits
FR
q1+q2
25
credits
General training
(45 credits)
Students must choose a Germanic language (English, Dutch and German) and a Romance language (French, Spanish and Italian) : 20 and 25 credits per language studied.
German Studies
From 20 to 25credit(s)
English Studies
From 20 to 25credit(s)
Dutch Studies
From 20 to 25credit(s)
French Studies
From 20 to 25credit(s)
3 courses from
Minimum one course from
Spanish Studies
Students may only choose one of the two LESPA courses
From 20 to 25credit(s)
Italian Studies
From 20 to 25credit(s) -
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
(20 credits)
The student will choose 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 course
EN
q1
30h
10
credits
> French-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Sylvie De Cock
> Barbara De Cock
> Marie-Aude Lefer
> Costantino Maeder
> Ferran Suner Munoz
> Kristel Van Goethem (coord.)
Sylvie De Cock, Barbara De Cock, Marie-Aude Lefer, Costantino Maeder, Ferran Suner Munoz, Kristel Van Goethem (coord.)
Literature course
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
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):
German Studies
English Studies
Dutch Studies
NL
q2
15h
5
credits
French Studies
Spanish Studies
Italian Studies
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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 romane
LLMOD9007
Observation and teaching internship in Italian
A partir de 2024-25, la didactique de l’italien ne sera plus enseignée. Les étudiant·es qui ont l'italien à leur programme choisissent LLMOD9008
IT
q1+q2
25h
2
credits
B) Disciplinary courses and seminars
(10 credits)
Teacher training in the discipline
One of the three following courses :
(according to the language studied)
EN
q1+q2
22.5h+35h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Philippe Denis
> Marielle Henriet
> Fanny Meunier
> Julie Van de Vyver (compensates Fanny Meunier)
And one of the three following courses :
LROM2946
Didactics of Italian
A partir de 2024-2025, la didactique de l'italien ne sera plus enseignée. Les étudiant·es qui ont l’italien à leur programme choisissent le cours LROM2940
FR
q1
7.5h+15h
5
credits
C) Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars
(13 credits)
To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class group
L'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
credits
FR
q2
22.5h+22.5h
4
credits
The school institution and its context
L'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
credits
FR
q2
22.5h+25h
4
credits
LAGRE2220
General didactics and education to interdisciplinarity
L'étudiant choisit soit LAGRE2220A (1+2q) soit l'AGRE2220S (2q).
FR
q1+q2
37.5h
3
credits
Teacher(s):
> Stéphane Colognesi
> Severine De Croix
> Myriam De Kesel
> Jean-Louis Dufays
> Anne Ghysselinckx
> Véronique Lemaire
> Benoît Vercruysse
Stéphane Colognesi, Severine De Croix, Myriam De Kesel, Jean-Louis Dufays, Anne Ghysselinckx, Véronique Lemaire, Benoît Vercruysse
FR
q2
20h
2
credits
Teacher(s):
> Xavier Delgrange
> Hervé Pourtois (coord.)
> Pierre-Etienne Vandamme
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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
credits
Teacher(s):
> Katrien De Rycke
> Matthieu Sergier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
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Professional Focus: Library Studies [30.0]
The aim of this focus is to acquire a global knowledge of the professions of publisher and bookseller, in particular in the French-speaking Belgian area. The teaching units examine the cultural goods industry in the context of the industrialisation of the book market and of the sector's transformation towards digital media.
Knowledge of the professional environment is ensured by practical work included in the courses, in particular visits to companies linked to the book chain and practical exercises in desktop publishing, as well as by an internship in a publishing/distribution house or bookshop.
Students may combine this focus with an Erasmus or Mercator stay. This stay must take place either during the Q2 of the first block or during the Q1 of the second block (provided that the student has taken all the compulsory courses at UCLouvain in first block). However, all courses in the specialised focus must be taken at UCLouvain before starting the internship.
Content:
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Optional courses [15.0]
Content:
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 and in genre studies.
Note: If certain courses in the "optional course" category are also available in the core curriculum or in the research focus, no more than 6 credits may be taken from each.
Languages for Business Communication
Placement
(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.
Linguistic and Natural Language Processing
EN
q1
15h
5
credits
> French-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Ludivine Crible (compensates Elisabeth Degand)
> Elisabeth Degand
Literature and Library studies
IT
q1
39h
5
credits
IT
q2
39h
5
credits
IT
q1
39h
5
credits
Teaching
Only for students focussing on teaching.
Teaching French as a Foreign Language
Other courses
To 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 or in the core subjects, the credits may not exceed 6 with each of these headings. No courses may be taken from the teaching focus and/or professional focuses.
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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, in the first annual block of their Masters programme, 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).
Languages
German Studies
English Studies
Dutch Studies
French Studies
FR
q1
45h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jorina Brysbaert (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
> Cédrick Fairon
Spanish Studies
ES
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Barbara De Cock
> Aurélie Marsily (compensates Barbara De Cock)
Italian Studies
General courses
FR
q1+q2
5
credits
ROGE2M - Louvain-la-Neuve
