Introduction to research in Roman studies and the thesis

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Laurent Demoulin, François Provenzano

Substitute(s)

Elise Schürgers

Coordinator

François Provenzano

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims at preparing the students to scientific reading and writing in Romance Studies.

Firstly, the students attend to ex-cathedra presentations, on the following topics:

• bibliography
• disciplinary trends, theoretical paradigms and methodological frameworks
• how to read a scientific text?
• how to write a scientific text?

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the class, the students will be able to plan by themselves a graduate thesis in Romance studies.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To have acquired the necessary credits in Romance Languages and Literatures to access this Bac3 course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is given face-to-face only,
- following an ex-cathedra format for its first part,
- following a seminar format for its second part.

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

Face-to-face only.

Recommended or required readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report


Additional information:

 

The course is subject to an individual written assignment on source research and disciplinary identification in French literary studies and linguistics. The student will be required to submit an individual written work during the session, with a total length of between 5,000 and 10,000 characters. This work consists of designing and formulating in french two TFE projects, one in literary studies, the other in language sciences.  In a continuous text articulated in paragraphs, the aim is, for each project

1. the formulation of a research topic, situating it in particular within the major disciplinary orientations concerned
2. justify the interest of the project;
3 retrace the genesis of the questioning;
4 integrate 5 relevant references into your proposal.

 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course takes place on 2nd Term only, on Mondays, from 11AM to 1PM, classroom "Petit Physique".

Resumption : Monday, January 30 2023, 11AM.

Contacts

Laurent Demoulin

Département de Langues et littératures françaises et romanes
Place Cockerill, 3, bât. A2

ldemoulin@uliege.be



Élise Schürgers

Doctorante
Département de Langues et littératures françaises et romanes
Place Cockerill, 3, bât. A2

elise.schurgers@uliege.be




 

 

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