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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
LROM0175-1  Historical and epistemological problems of language science

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st year5
Lecturer :  Sémir Badir
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
All year long
Course contents :  
The course is dedicated this year to the study of the Course in General Linguistics (1916) by Ferdinand de Saussure, to its genesis as well as to its historical situation.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
1. To develop a heuristic reading of scientific texts. 2. To compare the linguistic study with the philosophical study of the language.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The course will take place from November to March. Schedule to be determined. Students interested in the course are invited to send email. Class attendance is mandatory.
Recommended or required readings :  
Ferdinand de Saussure, Cours de linguistique générale, Paris, Payot, 1916.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written work (5-10 pages).
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Active participation during classes is required.
Contacts :  
Sémir Badir Department of Romance Languages and Literature 3 place Cockerill B-4000 Liège 4th floor
by e-mail (recommended) : Semir.Badir@ulg.ac.be
Secretariat: Vanessa Hamoir 04 366 56 50


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