Duration
15h Th, 30h Ex., 5d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
| Master in modern languages and literatures : Germanics, research focus | 10 crédits | |||
| Master in modern languages and literatures : general, reasearch focus | 10 crédits |
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
In-depth research of a topic related to Dutch Studies
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students will be able to undertake a small-scale research project and present their findings in a scholarly manner
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Langue level required (Dutch): Advanced (C1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In addition to pursuing individual seminar work, students will take part in the following types of learning activities:
[1] Sessions about general topics related to conducting research, taught in French, for all students taking a research seminar course irrespective of the language chosen.
(a) General sessions:
- Open science
- Research integrity
- The process of publishing scientific work (submission, peer-review, revision)
- General introduction to research in literary studies, with a focus on literary studies in the digital age
- General introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods in linguistics
- Disseminating science to the general public
(b) Hands-on sessions, preparing students for the student symposium (see [2]):
- Abstract writing
- Designing visual aids (such as PowerPoint slide shows) for a presentation
- Oral presentation: finding and using your voice
[2] Students from all languages and disciplines will have to present their research project at a student symposium, to which all staff and BA3 students of the Modern languages department will be invited as well.
Students will have to prepare an abstract in French and in the foreign language studied, which will be handed out to the audience, and will get 10 minutes to present their research, using visual aids. They can choose to present in French or in the foreign language studied. If they do not present in French, they should prepare the visual aids in French so as to help the audience understand their talk. After each talk, there will be a 5-minute Q&A.
The student symposium will be organized before the May-June exam session so students can incorporate the feedback they received into their research paper.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The general sessions organized in the first term (see 1a above) may be taught in hybrid fashion so as to enable students who are on an Erasmus stay abroad to take part remotely.
All the other sessions will be taught face-to-face.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège
- Microsoft Teams
Further information:
Will depend on the student's choice
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Research paper followed by an oral discussion
Further information:
Students ought to enquire with the professors in charge by the end of October.
The collective transversal programme is worth 2 credits, i.e. 20% of the overall course grade. The remaining 8 credits (80%) will be awarded on the basis of the students' active participation in the language-specific seminar as well as their course paper. Both components will be evaluated by the teacher of the language-specific seminar.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Lecturers
Laurent RASIER, Kris STEYAERT
Département de Langues modernes
E-mail: laurent.rasier@uliege.be / kris.steyaert@uliege.be