Preparatory programme
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: One Language
2024-2025
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
Literary Theory 1
Specific courses
Students in a Preparatory Programme with option Lieterary Theory take the course "General Literary Theory 2". Students with option Linguistics take the course 'Language processing by People and Machines".
Students with the option One language do not take the following courses.
Language Processing by People and Machines
Literary Theory 2
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
Deutsche Grammatik 1, die Basis: Einführung in die Grammatik des Deutschen
Deutsche Grammatik 2, Vertiefung und Erweiterung: Verb, Adjektiv und Präposition
Deutsche Grammatik 3: Eine funktionale Betrachtung der wichtigsten Wortarten
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German Literature 1: Prose, Poetry, Theatre, Film
German Literature 2: German-speaking Cultures in Literature
German Literature 3: Current Issues
German Literary History 1: from the Enlightenment to Modernity
German Literary History 2: from WWI to the Present
Learning to Read German: Language, Literature and History
Deutsche Kulturgeschichte
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English Grammar 1
English Grammar 2
English Grammar 3: the Complex Sentence
English Linguistics: Englishes Old and New
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 1
Twentieth-century Literature in English 1
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 2
Twentieth-century Literature in English 2
Introduction to British and American Culture
French
Compulsory courses
French Proficiency 3
Grammaire française
French Linguistics 1: Linguistics of Contemporary French
French Linguistics 1: History of French
French Linguistics 2: Seman. & Pragm. Analysis of Lexical Items, Synchronic & Diachronic Approaches
French Linguistics 3
French Literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
- - NNB
- Kris Peeters
French Literature 2: French and French-language Literature from the 19th Century until Today
- - NNB
French Literature 3: Genres and Texts
Culture française, nation et globalisation
- - NNB
- Kris Peeters
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch Proficiency 2: Academic Writing and Presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: Journalistic Writing
Dutch Linguistics 1: Phonetics, Phonology and Syntax
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic Perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: Diachronic Perspectives
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- - NNB
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch Literature 1: from the Start until the French Revolution
History of Dutch-language Literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
History of Dutch-language Literature 3: from the Great War until the Present Day
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanish Proficiency 5
Gramática española 1
Gramática española 2
Spanish Linguistics: Language as an Instrument
Spanish Linguistics: Language as a System
Introduction to the Study of Literature in Spanish
- - NNB
- Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer
Literature in Spanish I
Literature in Spanish II
Literature in Spanish III
Sociedad y cultura en Hispanoamérica
Sociedad y cultura en España
2023-2024
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Specific courses
Students in a Preparatory Programme with option Lieterary Theory take the course "General Literary Theory 2". Students with option Linguistics take the course 'Language processing by People and Machines".
Students with the option One language do not take the following courses.
Language Processing by People and Machines
Literary Theory 2
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
German: Grammar 1
German: Grammar 2
German: Grammar 3
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German Literature 1: Prose, Poetry, Theatre, Film
German Literature 2: German-speaking Cultures in Literature
German Literature 3: Current Issues
German Literary History 1: from the Enlightenment to Modernity
German Literary History 2: from WWI to the Present
Learning to Read German: Language, Literature and History
German: Cultural History
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English Grammar 1
English Grammar 2
English Grammar 3: the Complex Sentence
English Linguistics: Englishes Old and New
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 1
- Bart Eeckhout
- Toon Staes
- - NNB
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 2
Twentieth-century Literature in English 1
Twentieth-century Literature in English 2
English: Culture and History
French
Compulsory courses
French Proficiency 3
French: Grammar 1
French Linguistics 1: Linguistics of Contemporary French
French Linguistics 1: History of French
French Linguistics 2: Seman. & Pragm. Analysis of Lexical Items, Synchronic & Diachronic Approaches
French Linguistics 3
French Literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
French Literature 2: French and French-language Literature from the 19th Century until Today
French Literature 3: Genres and Texts
French: Culture and Globalisation
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch Proficiency 2: Academic Writing and Presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: Journalistic Writing
Dutch Linguistics 1: Phonetics, Phonology and Syntax
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic Perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: Diachronic Perspectives
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- Kevin Absillis
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch Literature 1: from the Start until the French Revolution
History of Dutch-language Literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
- Gwennie Debergh
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch-language Literature 3: from the Great War until the Present Day
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanish Proficiency 5
Spanish: Grammar 1
Spanish: Grammar 2
Spanish Linguistics: Language as an Instrument
Spanish Linguistics: Language as a System
Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer
Hispanic Literature I
Hispanic Literature II
Hispanic Literature III
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer
Spanish: Society and Culture in Latin America
Spanish: Society and Culture in Spain
2022-2023
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Language processing by People and Machines
General Literary Theory 2
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
German: Grammar 1
German: Grammar 2
German: Grammar 3
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German Literature 1: prose, poetry, theatre, film
- Jana Vijayakumaran
German Literature 2: German-speaking Cultures in Literature
- Thomas Ernst
- Jana Vijayakumaran
German Literature 3: Current Issues
German Literary History 1: from the Enlightenment to Modernity
History of German literature 2: from WW1 to the present
German: Cultural History
- Patricia Linden
- Jana Vijayakumaran
- Thomas Ernst
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English: grammar 1
English Grammar 2
- Astrid De Wit
- Alena Anishchanka
- Eleanor Smith
- Margot Vancauwenbergh
English grammar 3. The complex sentence
English Linguistics. Englishes old and new
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 1
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 2
- Luc Herman
- Toon Staes
- Lauren Ottaviani
Twentieth-century Literature in English 1
Twentieth-century Literature in English 2
English: Culture and History
French
Compulsory courses
French Proficiency 3
French: Grammar 1
French linguistics 1: phonetics, morphology and syntax of modern French
French linguistics 1: history of French
French linguistics 2: seman. & pragm. analysis of lexical items, synchronic & diachronic approaches
French Linguistics 3
French literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
French literary history 2: French and French-language literature from the 19th century until today
French Literature 3: genres and texts
French: Culture and Globalisation
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch Proficiency 2: academic writing and presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: journalistic writing
Dutch linguistics 1: basic concepts in syntax and morphology
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: diachronic perspectives
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- Kris Humbeeck
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch literature 1: from start till French Revolution
History of the Dutch-language literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
- Gwennie Debergh
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch-language literature 3: from the Great War until the present day
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanisch Proficiency 4: oral proficiency
- Pedro Gras
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- - NNB
- Sofia Pérez Fernández
Spanish: Grammar 1
Spanish: Grammar 2
Spanish linguistics: Language as an Instrument
Spanish Linguistics: Language as a System
Introduction to the study of Spanish-language texts literature
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer
Spanish-language texts Literature I
Spanish-language texts Literature II
Spanish literature III
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer
- Emilio Vivó Capdevila
Spanish: Society and Culture in Latin America
Spanish: Society and Culture in Spain
2021-2022
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Language processing by People and Machines
General Literary Theory 2
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
German: Grammar 1
German: Grammar 2
German: Grammar 3
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German texts 1
- Jana Vijayakumaran
German texts 2
- Thomas Ernst
- Elisabeth Meyer
German texts 3
History of German literature 1
History of German literature 2
German: Cultural History
- Patricia Linden
- Thomas Ernst
- Jana Vijayakumaran
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English: grammar 1
English Grammar 2
English grammar 3. The complex sentence
English Linguistics. Englishes old and new
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
- Vanessa Joosen
- Pim Verhulst
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 1
- Bart Eeckhout
- Toon Staes
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 2
- Luc Herman
- Toon Staes
- Lauren Ottaviani
Twentieth-century Literature in English 1
- Dirk Van Hulle
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
- Pim Verhulst
Twentieth-century Literature in English 2
- Luc Herman
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
- Pim Verhulst
English: Culture and History
French
Compulsory courses
French Proficiency 3
French: Grammar 1
French linguistics 1: phonetics, morphology and syntax of modern French
- Marie Steffens
French linguistics 1: history of French
French Linguistics 2: grammatical and lexical semantics, synchronic and diachronic approaches
French Linguistics 3
French literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
French literary history 2: French and French-language literature from the 19th century until today
French Literature 3: genres and texts
French: Culture and Globalisation
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch Proficiency 2: academic writing and presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: journalistic writing
Dutch linguistics 1: basic concepts in syntax and morphology
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: diachronic perspectives
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- Kris Humbeeck
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch literature 1: from start till French Revolution
History of the Dutch-language literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
- Gwennie Debergh
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch-language literature 3: from the Great War until the present day
- Gwennie Debergh
- Marlou De Bont
- Valerie Rousseau
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanisch Proficiency 4: oral proficiency
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- - NNB
- Sofia Pérez Fernández
Spanish: Grammar 1
Spanish: Grammar 2
Spanish linguistics: structure of contemporary Spanish
Spanish Linguistics: language in use
Introduction to the study of Spanish-language texts literature
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
Spanish-language texts Literature I
Spanish-language texts Literature II
Spanish literature III
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Emilio Vivó Capdevila
Spanish: Society and Culture in Latin America
Spanish: Society and Culture in Spain
2020-2021
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
General Linguistics 1
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
General Linguistics 2
General Literary Theory 2
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
- Tanja Mortelmans
- Alex Haider
- Tom Smits
- Liselotte Van der Gucht
German Grammar 1
German Grammar 2
German grammar 3
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German texts 1
German texts 2
German texts 3
History of German literature 1
History of German literature 2
History of German Culture
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English: grammar 1
English Grammar 2
English grammar 3. The complex sentence
English Linguistics. Englishes old and new
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
- Vanessa Joosen
- Pim Verhulst
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 1
- Bart Eeckhout
- Toon Staes
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
Nineteenth-century Literature in English 2
- Luc Herman
- Toon Staes
- Lauren Ottaviani
Twentieth-century Literature in English 1
- Dirk Van Hulle
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
- Pim Verhulst
Twentieth-century Literature in English 2
- Luc Herman
- Olga Beloborodova
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
- Pim Verhulst
English Culture and History
French
Compulsory courses
French Proficiency 3
French Grammar 1
French linguistics 1: phonetics, morphology and syntax of modern French
- Marie Steffens
French linguistics 1: history of French
French Linguistics 2: grammatical and lexical semantics, synchronic and diachronic approaches
French linguistics 3
French literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
French literary history 2: French and French-language literature from the 19th century until today
French Literature 3: genres and texts
French Culture 1
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch Proficiency 2: academic writing and presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: journalistic writing
Dutch linguistics 1: basic concepts in syntax and morphology
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: diachronic perspectives
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch literature: Middle Ages
History of Dutch literature: Early-Modern Times
History of the Dutch-language literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch-language literature 3: from the Great War until the present day
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanisch Proficiency 4: oral proficiency
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Lucia Calvo Salazar
- Patricia Galiana
Spanish Grammar 1
Spanish Grammar 2
Spanish linguistics: structure of contemporary Spanish
Spanish Linguistics: language in use
Introduction to the study of Spanish-language texts literature
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
Spanish-language texts Literature I
Spanish-language texts Literature II
Spanish literature III
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Maria Teresa Navarrete Navarrete
Latin America: Society and Culture
Spain: Society and Culture
2019-2020
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
General courses
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Western Philosophy
General Linguistics 1
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
General Linguistics 2
General Literary Theory 2
- Bart Eeckhout
- Luc Herman
- Laura Michiels
German
Compulsory courses
German Proficiency 3
German Grammar 1
German Grammar 2
German grammar 3
German Linguistics 1
German Linguistics 2
German texts 1
- Geert Crauwels
German texts 2
- Thorsten Ries
German texts 3
- Geert Crauwels
History of German literature 1
History of German literature 2
- - NNB
- Geert Crauwels
History of German Culture
English
Compulsory courses
English Proficiency 5
English: grammar 1
English Grammar 2
English grammar 3. The complex sentence
English Linguistics. Englishes old and new
Introduction to the Study of Literature in English
Nineteenth-century Literature in English
- Bart Eeckhout
- Luc Herman
- Laura Michiels
- Lauren Ottaviani
- Emma-Louise Silva
Twentieth-century Literature in English
English Culture and History
French
Compulsory courses
French Linguistics and Proficiency 3
French Grammar 1
French linguistics 1: phonetics, morphology and syntax of modern French
- Walter De Mulder
- Saskia Kindt
French linguistics 1: history of French
French Linguistics 2: grammatical and lexical semantics, synchronic and diachronic approaches
French literature 1: from the Middle Ages until 1800
French literary history 2: French and French-language literature from the 19th century until today
French Culture 1
French Literature 3: genres and texts
Dutch
Compulsory courses
Dutch linguistics 1: basic concepts in syntax and morphology
Dutch Linguistics 2: Synchronic perspectives
Dutch Linguistics 3: diachronic perspectives
Dutch Proficiency 2: academic writing and presenting
Dutch Proficiency 3: journalistic writing
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 1
Cultural Studies of the Low Countries 2
- Kris Humbeeck
- Valerie Rousseau
History of the Dutch-language literature 1: Middle Ages and Early-Modern Times
History of the Dutch-language literature 2: from the French Revolution until the Great War
- Kris Humbeeck
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
History of Dutch-language literature 3: from the Great War until the present day
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
- Valerie Rousseau
Spanish
Compulsory courses
Spanisch Proficiency 4: oral proficiency
- María del Rocío Ortuño Casanova
- Lucia Calvo Salazar
Spanish Grammar 1
Spanish Grammar 2
Spanish linguistics 1
Spanish linguistics 2
Spanish Linguistics 3
Introduction to the Spanish and Spanish-American Culture and Literature
Spanish and Spanish American literature 1
Latin America: Society and Culture
- Christiane Stallaert
- Carmen Alicia Nunez-Borja Luna
Spain: Society and Culture
Spanish American literature 2
Spanish literature 2
- Diana Arbaiza
- Lucia Calvo Salazar