12 ECTS credits
360 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021514ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced 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
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Koen Kerremans (course titular)
Geert Crauwels
Activities and contact hours

360 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

For a period of six weeks, you will work in an organisation of your choice and carry out tasks that are geared to the specific competence profile 'multilingual mediation and communication': for example, general written/oral communication tasks in English and/or other working language(s), language mediation, interpreting, translation (of various registers and specialties), revision, proofreading, etc.

Additional info

Additional costs related to the internship (travel expenses etc.) cannot be covered by the VUB and must be paid by the students themselves.

Learning Outcomes

General Competencies

  • The student can critically reflect on his/her function or role as a language mediator and language expert in the organisation in which (s)he is employed.
  • The student possesses relevant professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to pursue a professional career as a language professional.
  • The student can reflect with an open and critical mind on his/her own professional qualities and has the learning skills and eagerness to continue to train himself/herself and to further professionalise himself/herself in this way.

Grading

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

Within the SELF Internship category, the following assignments need to be completed:

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

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final mark for this course is based on an evaluation by the internship provider (80% of the final mark) and a reflection report (20% of the final mark) that the student must submit after completing the internship.

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:
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingual Mediation and Communication - 2 languages