3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021080CNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Stefanie Keulen (course titular)
Birgit Van Puymbroeck
Activities and contact hours
6 contact hours Lecture
22 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
15 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course introduces students to a wide range of approaches and methods in literary studies and linguistics. After a few introductory sessions, students are introduced to a series of approaches in literary studies, grouped under the headings of formalist, historicist, political and psychoanalytical approaches. They learn how to make surveys, conduct interviews and analyse data statistically, and are introduced to various methods in psycholinguistics.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : PowerPoint presentations, information documents, tutorials and evaluation forms, Canvas
Handbook (Required) : Research Methods in Linguistics, Litosseliti, Lia, 2de, Bloomsbury Academic, 9781350043435, 2018
Handbook (Required) : Literary Theory and Criticism, An Introduction, Stevens, A. H., 2de, Broadview Press, 9781554815371, 2021
Additional info

This course is taught in English.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

1. Students are familiar with different approaches and methods in literary studies and linguistics.

2. Students can find and assess scientific articles in the fields of literary studies and linguistics.

3. Students are able to identify and critically analyse the method used in scientific articles in literary studies and linguistics.

4. Students are able to argue why a certain method is or is not suitable for a certain type of research.

5. Students are able to apply a selection of methods to their own research.

6. Students are able to reflect on scientific methods and their applications in academic English.

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schrift. examen with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Written exam in the form of reflection papers and multiple choice exam. Reflection paper in linguistics determines 40% of the total mark. Reflection paper in literary studies determines 40% of the final mark. Multiple choice exam determines 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

If the student submits an assignment late, they will receive 0/20 for that assignment. 
If the student fails the course, they must retake all the sections for which they failed.
If the student fails the reflection paper (linguistics and/or literary studies), they must rework and resubmit the reflection paper.
The same assignments, deadlines and evaluation methods apply to all students. 

 
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language - TTK (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: two languages (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language (only offered in Dutch)