Internationalisation and Society Linguistics and Literary Studies 1

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1024040BNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Pass/Non pass

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Catharina Peersman
Philipp Krämer (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

4 contact hours Lecture
65 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
12 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The course unit "Internationalisation & Society" allows students to obtain ECTS credits for participating in international activities that are not acknowledged as credits in other study curriculum course units. These activities can include international internships, participation in summer schools, international conferences, specialised training courses, or elective training modules within international learning communities such as the EUTOPIA network.

Through such activities, students can strengthen their international and intercultural competencies as well as their communication skills in their native or foreign languages.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Practical course materials, Formal guidelines for the composition of the portfolio and a template of the evaluation form are provided on Canvas.

Additional info

For further information, please consult the information leaflet on Canvas or contact the members of the educational team:

FILO: Prof. dr. Steffen Ducheyne

HIST: Prof. dr. Anne Winter

MUBA: Prof. dr. Philipp Krämer

MUMA: Prof. dr. Philipp Krämer

SKAR: Prof. dr. Pieter Martens en Prof. dr. Christophe Snoeck

TALK: Prof. dr. Philipp Krämer

TTKA: Dr. Geert Crauwels en Prof. dr. Jelle Mast

Learning Outcomes

General competences

The student develops international and intercultural competences.
The student develops skills and competences as preparation for further studies as well as the global job market.
The student develops communication skills in the mother tongue or foreign language.
The student gains in-depth knowledge of specific contents related to their field of study.
The student is able to produce a portfolio of international activities under supervision.
The student develops an open attitude towards lifelong and independent learning, taking socially diverse contexts into account.

Grading

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

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

Paper/presentatie with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: selfreflectionpaper/presentation

Additional info regarding evaluation

Formal guidelines for the composition of the portfolio and a template of the evaluation form are provided on Canvas.

This course unit is assessed on a pass/fail basis based on the achievement of the activity or activities as reported and substantiated in the portfolio. Students need to obtain a pass grade for all relevant activities in order to pass the course as a whole.
The same evaluation criteria and conditions apply in the second examination period. In the second examination period, the student will have to complete or redo all activities for which they did not obtain a pass grade in the first session.

The use of generative AI is allowed for certain parts of the assignment (the writing of activity reports). For the writing of activity reports, generative AI is only allowed as spelling corrector. Every use of generative AI needs to be referenced in a suitable way (see reference list APA7).

For further details on the evaluation criteria and procedure, please refer to the additional information provided on Canvas.

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