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Core courses [60.0]
Dissertation and dissertation seminar
(30 credits)
FR
q1+q2
30
credits
Basic training
(30 credits)
1. Comparative literature
(5 credits)
2. French literature
(10 credits)
3. French linguistics
(10 credits)
4. Languages and literatures of Southern France
(5 credits)
Students must continue the Romance language studied in their Bachelor's degree.
Spanish Studies
Italian Studies
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List of focuses
Students must choose one of the following focuses:
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Research Focus [30.0]
By offering the opportunity to further the fundamentals of the course and introducing students to an approach to research, the research focus develops culture generally and specific academic skills for the student of romance languages: analysis, review, a critical mind, autonomy, adaptability and the perfection of all elements of discourse. It is aimed at students who are interested in research, but also in the numerous indirect prospects to which an education in French and romance languages and literature can lead.
Students have the opportunity to gain work experience through an internship related to one of the direct or indirect career options relevant to their research focus. This can take place during the first or second year of the Master's degree. At least two weeks prior to the programme approval date (in the first or second bloc), students must submit their internship proposal and a duly completed internship agreement to the supervisory panel. Students whose proposals are not accepted will add 10 additional credits from the research focus to their programme.
Students who choose this finalité may apply to participate in the co-graduation program in French and Francophone Studies.
Content:
30 credits to be chosen including a maximum of 2 seminars
Work placement
Literature
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Linguistics
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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 Ancient Languages and Letters: Classics 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 blocks 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
(6 credits)
LROM9011
Observation and teaching practice in French and Romance languages and literature (parts A and B)
Les 50h de stage sont équitablement réparties sur tout le programme de master, mais elles seront validées dans le deuxième bloc.
B) Disciplinary courses and seminars
(11 credits)
Teacher training in the discipline
Analysing teaching practices and their context
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: 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 (of the focus and of the optional courses offered as an extension of it) 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 [30.0]
Content:
One seminar from :
(5 credits)
Si certains séminaires sont également présents dans la finalités approfondie, le recouvrement ne pourra pas excéder 6crédits.
LROM2317
Seminar on research methodology for French as a foreign or second language
Must have taken or be taking LROM2940 Didactics of French as a foreign language
LROM2930
Seminar : Study of teaching language methods
Must have taken or be taking LROM2940 Didactics of French as a foreign language
Students may choose 25 from :
(25 credits)
As part of a well-argued educational plan and with the agreement of the select committee, students may choose other courses (max. 10 credits) from the Master's programmes run by the Faculty or the University. Their choice may include courses in theatre studies, genre studies and the digital humanities and ethics optional module.
If certain courses are available in the core curriculum or in a research focus, no more than 6 credits may be taken from each. No courses may be taken from the teaching focus or professional focus.
Spanish or Italian Studies
Spanish studies
One or two courses from :
En fonction de la langue étudiée en bachelier, l’étudiant·e (finalité didactique ou spécialisée) choisit dans les cours LROM ci-dessous deux unités d’enseignement pour totaliser les 15 crédits requis au terme de son cycle. Pour l’étudiant·e inscrit·e en finalité approfondie, s’il/elle a choisit le LROM2517 ou LROM2514 dans la finalité, il/elle sélectionne une unité d’enseignement pour totaliser les 15 crédits requis au terme de son cycle.
Depending on the language studied in the bachelor's program, students may add the following courses to their annual program :
Italian Studies
One or two courses from :
En fonction de la langue étudiée en bachelier, l’étudiant·e (finalité didactique ou spécialisée) choisit dans les cours LROM ci-dessous deux unités d’enseignement pour totaliser les 15 crédits requis au terme de son cycle. Pour l’étudiant·e inscrit·e en finalité approfondie, s’il/elle a choisi le LROM2855 ou LROM2857 dans la finalité, il/elle sélection une unité d’enseignement pour totaliser les 15 crédits requis au terme de son cycle.
Depending on the language studied in the bachelor's program, students may add the following course to their annual program :
French linguistics
Literature from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Literary Studies in French language
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
French as a Second Language
LROM2630
Didactics of the Pronunciation of French as a Foreign Language
Must have taken or be taking LROM2940 Didactics of French as a foreign language
One course from :
LROM2463
French for specific purposes
Must have taken or be taking LROM2940 Didactics of French as a foreign language
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
Teaching
Option course recommended for students taking the teaching focus.
Teacher training in Romance languages
FR
q1
7.5h+15h
5
credits
Teacher training in another discipline
If students choose to study teaching a 3rd language or another discipline, they are required to undertake 10 hours of placement in this language or discipline.
Library studies
Courses recommended to students with the professional focus: Library Studies
Other courses (maximum 10 credits)
See note at the start of the "option courses" section
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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.
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).
General training
(5 credits)
FR
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
Linguistics
(20 credits)
Literature
(20 credits)
Un cours parmi:
Romance languages courses
(15 credits)
L'étudiant·e choisit les études hispaniques ou italiennes
Spanish Studies
Maîtrise de la langue
(5 credits)
L’étudiant·e choisit l’un des deux cours en fonction des résultats obtenus au test de niveau réalisé lors de l'admission.
ES
q1+q2
60h+60h
5
credits
Littérature et linguistique
(10 credits)
ES
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Barbara De Cock
> Aurélie Marsily (compensates Barbara De Cock)
Un cours parmi:
Italian Studies
Maîtrise de la langue
(5 credits)
L’étudiant·e choisit l’un des deux cours en fonction des résultats obtenus au test de niveau réalisé lors de l'admission.
Littérature et linguistique
(10 credits)
Un cours parmi:
ROM2M - Louvain-la-Neuve
