LGER0224-5

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

	Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (120 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (60 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)	5 crédits

Lecturer

Julien Perrez

Language(s) of instruction

Dutch language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

What role does language play on the development of human cognition? Does our environment influence our use of the language or does the structure of our mother tongue determine our perception of the world? How do we categorize our experience into linguistic units. These are central quetsions (among many other) to cognitive linguistics.
This course of modern Dutch linguistics A is a theoretical and practical introduction to cognitive linguistics, applied to specific questions of Dutch linguistics (in a contrastive framework Dutch-French).
The course more specifically consists of three modules:
The first module focuses on the main theoretical concepts of cognitive linguistics.
In the second module, we will tackle Conceptual Metaphor Theory. We will more specifically analyze the following questions:

What is a conceptual meaphor?
How do they materialize on the linguistic level? And on other levels (gesture for instance)?
How can we identify conceptual metaphors in discourse?
What role do conceptual metaphors play in different kinds of discourse (political, academic, media discourse)?
What role can conceptual metaphors play on foreign language learning?

In the third module, we will discuss the linguistic expression of spatial relations in a contrastive framework (Dutch-French). We will more particularly focus on the use of posture and motion verbs and of prepositions.

These various modules will allow the students to sharpen their linguistic understanding of the functioning of Dutch.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

Describe the main features of cognitive linguistics;
Describe the main features of Conceptual Metaphor Theory;
Describe the methodological limits of Conceptual Metaphor Theory;
Identify metaphors in political or academic discourse;
Analyze the linguistic realizations of spatial expressions in Dutch and French;
Understand the typological differences between Dutch and French as far as spatial expressions are concerned;
Analyse and present a scientific article;
make a critical study of a scientific article;
make a quantitative study on a cognitive linguistic subject;
to write a scientific paper in Dutch;
present the results of their study.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

There is no formal prerequisite to follow this course. Having earned the ECTS credits for the course of Dutch linguistcs II (LGER0089-1 ) might be an asset.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course includes various teaching methods, among which:

formal lectures on theoretical concepts related to cognitive linguistics and conceptual metaphor theory;
research seminars (discussion and presentation of scientific articles)
teamwork (paper)

The course will be as interactive as possible. The active participation of the students is required to guarantee the quality of the course interactions.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face mode of delivery
An online platform is also acessible ().
It contains all the material of the course, the schedule of the courses, slides of the lectures and a portfolio of articles.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The course will be given at a distance if the health situation is evolving towards orange code.
The oral examination will be offered in a face-to-face setting if possible. If the health conditions do not allow it, the oral exam will be held by videoconference.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

The final grade will be determined by two parts.

An original research paper (60%) on a subject related to one aspect of the course;
Oral exam (50%) consisting of two parts: (1) presentation of the paper, (2) theoretical part of the course (based on a portfolio of selected scientific papers).

The oral and written exams of the first session will take place during the june exam session; the oral and written exams of the second session will take place during the september exam session.
The final version of the research paper should be handed in at least three (working) days before the oral exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Dutch will be used for all course interactions. It is nonetheless possible that some scientific articles to be discussed are written in English.

Contacts

Julien Perrez, assistant professor
https://my.uliege.be/portail/TR/view2.do?as_codULg=U214827
Department of modern languages: linguistics, literature and translation studies Place Cockerill 3 bureau: A2/5/17 (5è étage du bâtiment A2) Tél.: +32 4 3665837 Julien.Perrez@uliege.be
Office hours by appointment
The students will use Dutch for all communication with the professor.

Dutch synchronic linguistics a : Ruimte, taal en cognitie