Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course, which is aimed to introduce students to dialectal variation, is divided in two main parts:
- lectures explaining main concepts (dialectology and its object); introduction to Belgoroman dialects (Walloon, Picardy dialect, Lorraine and Champagne dialects); presentation of the dialectology methodology (transcription, linguistic survey and data analyses);
- personal work done by each student: he/she will have to introduce one of the "spots" of the survey and show what is interresting about it.
This personal work is subject to final evaluation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end, student will have understood what is the dialectal variation (one of the aspect of the linguistic variation) and will show his abilities to apprehend it.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None, though the knowledge of a dialect is welcome.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Course is followed by few students which allows dialogue and exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Ten lessons during the first half of the year (each lesson lasts 2 hours)
Recommended or required readings
Plan of lessons and maps are handed over during the course.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
Personal work of the student; directed by the professor.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Marie-Guy BOUTIER, professor
marie-guy.boutier@uliege.be