Linguistics and literary studies in Brussels

3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4021395ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.

Semester

1e en 2e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Onderwijsteam

Ann Peeters (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

0 contacturen Exam
26 contacturen Lecture
12 contacturen Self study

Inhoud

Brussels is often considered the multilingual heart of Europe. Not only is the city the capital of an officially trilingual state, it also hosts a wide variety of nationalities and cultures. This results in a social, cultural and linguistic variety that cannot be found in many cities around the globe.

Furthermore, Brussels has been home to some of the world's most famous authors (Alexandre Dumas, Lord Byron, Emily Brönte, Honoré de Balzac, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, ...). We also find descriptions of Brussels and its inhabitants in several literary works.

This course offers an introduction to multilingualism, literature and interculturalism in Brussels, both through a series of lectures and assignments to be carried out in Brussels.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Presentations of lectures, Ann Peeters

Bijkomende info

All classes will be recorded.

Leerresultaten

General Competencies

Learning outcomes:

- students gain insights in the linguistic variety of Brussels
- students gain insights in the richness of the Brussels' literary context (literature in Brussels and literature on Brussels)
- students are able to integrate textbook knowledge and off-campus visits and conferences
- students are able autonomously to present their findings in an academic paper and during an oral exam
- students learn to work in an international, multilingual and multicultural team for a group assignment
- students are able to observe and analyse the complex multilingual and multicultural context of Brussels

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 60% van het eindcijfer

WPO Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer

ZELF Groepswerk bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

EXAM met een wegingsfactor 12 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie WPO Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

ASSIGN met een wegingsfactor 4 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie ZELF Groepswerk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

SELF met een wegingsfactor 4 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

The final evaluation for this course consists of three parts:
1. Oral exam (attendance of three lectures offered in the framework of the course + oral exam)
2. Individual paper (written assignments on 1 conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to multilingualism in Brussels + 1 conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to literature in Brussels + 1 conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to interculturalism in Brussels);
3. Group paper (group paper related to multilingualism and/or interculturalism)

Before the deadline (May 1st), students are expected to hand in:

a) three individual papers:
- summary of an conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to multilingualism, as well as a general conclusion, based on both scientific sources and personal insights
- summary of an conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to literature in Brussels, as well as a general conclusion, based on both scientific sources and personal insights
- summary of an conference, cultural visit or cultural event related to interculturalism, as well as a general conclusion, based on both scientific sources and personal insights

b) the group assignment

Further instructions for the papers will be communicated during the first course.

Participation to the oral exam is possible only after the submission of the individual papers and group paper.

Students must participate in all parts of the evaluation process in order to pass the course. Absence of a mandatory part of the evaluation leads to an absence as a final result.

Students can transfer the results of those parts of the evaluation process for which they have already obtained a pass mark to the next exam session.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context