Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| Comparative method in linguistics, English-French | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Delphine Munos | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Learning unit contents :
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| Students will learn how to examine French and English conjointly and determine what are the parallels and differences between the two languages at the micro and macro levels, so to speak.
Particular attention will be paid to contrastive lexicology and phraseology, contrastive semantics and syntax. Students will also learn how to name and master the "procedures" (cf. Vinay and Darbelnet) facilitating the translation into English or French |
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| By the end of the course, students will have gained insight into matters related to contrastive analysis, in particular:
Nominalization and De-nominalization Idioms and Collocations Punctuation Transposition of English Adverbs and Prepositions English/French Worldviews and Syntax Articles Aspects and Tenses |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Very good knowledge of English and French | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course combines theoretical sessions with practicals (in class and at home). Students will have to read the recaps and do their assignements in the reader as we go along. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A reader will be available in mid-October. It includes practicals and recaps. Pdfs of my Powerpoint presentations will be sent by email after class. | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written exam with theoretical and practical questions.
Participation in class will also be evaluated. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| this course is taught in English (Monday 4-6 pm) | ||
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Contacts :
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| Delphine Munos
Delphine.Munos@ulg.ac.be Département de Langues et littératures modernes 3, Place Cockerill, 6th floor |
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