Bachelor of Arts in Applied Language Studies: a combination of at least two languages (Dutch, German, Spanish)

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Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1.1 General and Domain-specific Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Language Standardisation	1	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Culture Analysis	1	sem 1	nl	Brecht de Groote	3

Introduction to Digital Text Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Els Lefever	3

Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Georges Martyn	3

Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning	1	sem 1	nl	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Translation Studies	1	sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Students who go on exchange in the third year, choose the course with reference A. Students who follow the home programme in the third year, choose the subject with reference B. All students choose 1 course with reference C.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch: Grammar	1	sem 1	nl	Filip Devos	5

Dutch: Language Proficiency	1	sem 2	nl	Filip Devos	3

2 Courses Related to the Foreign Language

For students enrolled on the exchange programme:

choose 2 out of 3 courses with reference A for both foreign languages,
choose 1 course with reference B for one of the foreign languages, i.e. the literature course for which no equivalent is chosen at the host university.

For students enrolled on the home programme:

choose the 3 courses with reference A and the literature course for both foreign languages.

2.1 German

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Grammar A	1	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	4

German: Language Practice A	1	sem 1	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	4

German: Grammar B	1	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	4

German: Language Practice B	1	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

2.2 Spanish

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spanish: Grammar A	1	sem 1	nl,es	Anna Vermeulen	4

Spanish: Language Practice A	1	sem 1	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	4

Spanish: Grammar B	1	sem 2	nl,es	Jeroen Vandaele	4

Spanish: Language Practice B	1	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	5

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 General and Domain-specific Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Translation Technology		2	sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

1.2 Dutch

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch: Inter- and Crosscultural Perspective	2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Van Hoof	3

Dutch: Pronunciation	2	sem 1	nl	Ruud Ryckaert	3

Dutch: Writing Skills	2	year	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Research Seminar	2	sem 2	nl	Sarah Van Hoof	5

Dutch: Translation from Foreign Language	2	sem 2	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Désirée Schyns	5

2 Courses Related to the Foreign Language

For students enrolled on the exchange programme:

choose 2 out of 3 courses with reference A for both foreign languages,
choose 1 course with reference B for one of the foreign languages, i.e. the literature course for which no equivalent is chosen at the host university.

For students enrolled on the home programme:

choose the 3 courses with reference A and the literature course for both foreign languages.

2.1 German

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Grammar C	2	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Language Practice C	2	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Language Practice D	2	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Cultural History	2	sem 2	de,nl	Peter Muntigl	4

2.2 Spanish

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spanish: Grammar C	2	sem 1	nl	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish: Language Practice C	2	sem 1	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	5

Spanish: Language Practice D	2	sem 2	nl,es	Carine De Groote	5

Spanish: Cultural History	2	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Dutch

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch: Editing Techniques	C	3	sem 2	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

Dutch: Advanced Speaking Skills	C	3	sem 2	nl	Ruud Ryckaert	3

Dutch: Society and Culture of the Low Countries	A	3	sem 2	nl	Bram Lambrecht	3

Dutch: Intercultural Project	B	3	sem 1	nl	Bram Lambrecht	4

1.3 Research Project

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bachelor's Essay		3	year	nl	Lieve Jooken	6

2 Courses Related to the Foreign Language

For students enrolled on the exchange programme:

choose 2 out of 3 courses with reference A for both foreign languages,
choose 1 course with reference B for one of the foreign languages, i.e. the literature course for which no equivalent is chosen at the host university.

For students enrolled on the home programme:

choose the 3 courses with reference A and the literature course for both foreign languages.

2.1 German

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Advanced Writing Skills	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Peter Muntigl	3

German: Oral Skills	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	3

German: Translation	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Sofie Decock	3

German: Literature	B	3	sem 2	de,nl	Sofie Decock	3

2.2 Spanish

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spanish: Advanced Writing Skills	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Carine De Groote	3

Spanish: Oral Skills	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	3

Spanish: Translation	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Anna Vermeulen	3

Spanish: Literature	B	3	sem 2	nl,es	Jeroen Vandaele	3

2.3 Immersion

Subscribe to 1 module (abroad or at Ghent University) from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only following a motivated written request and in (view of) exceptional circumstances can students obtain the Study Programme Committee's permission to abstain from taking the immersion abroad and, consequently, take the module 'Home Programme'.

2.3.1 Exchange Programme

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students who have followed the Educational Track have 15 credits more electives in the Master's Programme in Teaching or are exempted from these courses in the Abridged Master's Programme in Teaching. The other students must take these courses within the (Abridged) Master's Programme in Teaching.

2.3.1.1 Educational Track

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference °.

The two Teaching Methodologies must correspond to the chosen languages in the bachelor's programme.
At least 24 of the 30 credit units are included in the Learning Agreement with the host university. If the host university does not offer a sufficient range of equivalent educational electives, the student can submit an application to the UGent faculty to take other electives.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Immersion: Language and Interculturality		3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	15

Powerful Learning Environments		3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: German	°	3	sem 1 sem 2	de,nl de,nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: English	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl,en nl,en	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: French	°	3	year	nl,fr	Pascale Hadermann	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Dutch	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl nl	Youri Desplenter	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Spanish	°	3	year	nl,es	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Foreign Languages	°	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Reference Internship: Languages		3	year	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

2.3.1.2 Applied Language Studies Track

Subscribe to 27 credit units from the following list.

The student takes one of the following combinations:

Immersion (27 credit units)
Immersion (24 credit units) + Study Abroad Project (3 credit units)

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Immersion: Language and Interculturality	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	27

Immersion: Language and Interculturality	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	24

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,fr	June Eyckmans	3

2.3.2 Home Programme

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.2.1 Educational Track

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference °. The two Teaching Methodologies must correspond to the chosen languages in the bachelor's programme.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments		3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: German	°	3	sem 1 sem 2	de,nl de,nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: English	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl,en nl,en	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: French	°	3	year	nl,fr	Pascale Hadermann	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Dutch	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl nl	Youri Desplenter	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Spanish	°	3	year	nl,es	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Foreign Languages	°	3	sem 1	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Reference Internship: Languages		3	year	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

2.3.2.1.1 Foreign Language

Subscribe to 8 credit units from the list below or from the course offerings in linguistics and literature. Students take 4 credit units per followed language in the bachelor's programme.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	de,nl	Sofie Decock	4

English: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,en	Bernard De Clerck	4

French: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,fr	Vincianne De Smet	4

Italian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	it,nl	Linda Badan	4

Russian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	4

Spanish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Turkish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

2.3.2.1.1.1 Course Offerings in Linguistics and Literature

Subscribe to no more than 8 credit units from the course offerings in Linguistics and Literature, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 8 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.2.2 Applied Language Studies Track

2.3.2.2.1 Foreign Language

Subscribe to 8 credit units from the list below or from the course offerings in linguistics and literature. Students take 4 credit units per followed language in the bachelor's programme. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	de,nl	Sofie Decock	4

English: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,en	Bernard De Clerck	4

French: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,fr	Vincianne De Smet	4

Italian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	it,nl	Linda Badan	4

Russian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	4

Spanish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Turkish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

2.3.2.1.1.1 Course Offerings in Linguistics and Literature

2.4 Elective Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Digital Communication	3	sem 2	nl	Veronique Hoste	3

Applied Linguistics: Capita Selecta	3	sem 1	en	June Eyckmans	5

Introduction to Foreign Language Training for Adults	3	sem 1	en	David Chan	5

Subtitling	3	sem 2	nl	Cynthia Van Hee	3

Persuasive Communication	3	sem 2	nl	An-Sofie Claeys	3

Students in the exchange programme's educational track choose 3 credit units.
Students in the exchange programme's applied language studies track choose 6 credit units.

Students in the home programme's educational track don't choose elective courses.
Students in the home programme's applied language studies track choose 15 credit units.

2.4.1 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units from the two options below, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: no more than 15 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The study programmes of Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses) or of
another university of the Flemish Community
The courses advanced writing skills, oral skills and translation of your foreign languages

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1 General Courses

1.1 General and Domain-specific Courses

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Language Standardisation	1	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Culture Analysis	1	sem 1	nl	Brecht de Groote	3

Introduction to Digital Text Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Els Lefever	3

Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Georges Martyn	3

Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning	1	sem 1	nl	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Translation Studies	1	sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Translation Technology	2	sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

1.2 Dutch

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch: Grammar		1	sem 1	nl	Filip Devos	5

Dutch: Language Proficiency		1	sem 2	nl	Filip Devos	3

Dutch: Inter- and Crosscultural Perspective		2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Van Hoof	3

Dutch: Pronunciation		2	sem 1	nl	Ruud Ryckaert	3

Dutch: Writing Skills		2	year	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Research Seminar		2	sem 2	nl	Sarah Van Hoof	5

Dutch: Translation from Foreign Language		2	sem 2	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Désirée Schyns	5

Dutch: Editing Techniques	C	3	sem 2	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

Dutch: Advanced Speaking Skills	C	3	sem 2	nl	Ruud Ryckaert	3

Dutch: Society and Culture of the Low Countries	A	3	sem 2	nl	Bram Lambrecht	3

Dutch: Intercultural Project	B	3	sem 1	nl	Bram Lambrecht	4

1.3 Research Project

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Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bachelor's Essay		3	year	nl	Lieve Jooken	6

2 Courses Related to the Foreign Language

For students enrolled on the exchange programme:

choose 2 out of 3 courses with reference A for both foreign languages,
choose 1 course with reference B for one of the foreign languages, i.e. the literature course for which no equivalent is chosen at the host university.

For students enrolled on the home programme:

choose the 3 courses with reference A and the literature course for both foreign languages.

2.1 German

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Grammar A		1	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	4

German: Language Practice A		1	sem 1	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	4

German: Grammar B		1	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	4

German: Language Practice B		1	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Grammar C		2	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Language Practice C		2	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Language Practice D		2	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German: Cultural History		2	sem 2	de,nl	Peter Muntigl	4

German: Advanced Writing Skills	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Peter Muntigl	3

German: Oral Skills	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	3

German: Translation	A	3	sem 2	de,nl	Sofie Decock	3

German: Literature	B	3	sem 2	de,nl	Sofie Decock	3

2.2 Spanish

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spanish: Grammar A		1	sem 1	nl,es	Anna Vermeulen	4

Spanish: Language Practice A		1	sem 1	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	4

Spanish: Grammar B		1	sem 2	nl,es	Jeroen Vandaele	4

Spanish: Language Practice B		1	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish: Grammar C		2	sem 1	nl	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish: Language Practice C		2	sem 1	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	5

Spanish: Language Practice D		2	sem 2	nl,es	Carine De Groote	5

Spanish: Cultural History		2	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Spanish: Advanced Writing Skills	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Carine De Groote	3

Spanish: Oral Skills	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Ria Van den Hende	3

Spanish: Translation	A	3	sem 2	nl,es	Anna Vermeulen	3

Spanish: Literature	B	3	sem 2	nl,es	Jeroen Vandaele	3

2.3 Immersion

Subscribe to 1 module (abroad or at Ghent University) from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Exchange Programme

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1.1 Educational Track

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Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference °.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Immersion: Language and Interculturality		3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	15

Powerful Learning Environments		3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: German	°	3	sem 1 sem 2	de,nl de,nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: English	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl,en nl,en	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: French	°	3	year	nl,fr	Pascale Hadermann	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Dutch	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl nl	Youri Desplenter	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Spanish	°	3	year	nl,es	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Foreign Languages	°	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Reference Internship: Languages		3	year	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

2.3.1.2 Applied Language Studies Track

27

Subscribe to 27 credit units from the following list.

The student takes one of the following combinations:

Immersion (27 credit units)
Immersion (24 credit units) + Study Abroad Project (3 credit units)

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Immersion: Language and Interculturality	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	27

Immersion: Language and Interculturality	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,es,fr	Patrick Goethals	24

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	it,ru,de,nl,en,tr,fr	June Eyckmans	3

2.3.2 Home Programme

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.2.1 Educational Track

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Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference °. The two Teaching Methodologies must correspond to the chosen languages in the bachelor's programme.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments		3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: German	°	3	sem 1 sem 2	de,nl de,nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: English	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl,en nl,en	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: French	°	3	year	nl,fr	Pascale Hadermann	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Dutch	°	3	sem 2 sem 1	nl nl	Youri Desplenter	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Spanish	°	3	year	nl,es	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Foreign Languages	°	3	sem 1	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

Reference Internship: Languages		3	year	nl	Maribel Montero Perez	3

2.3.2.1.1 Foreign Language

Subscribe to 8 credit units from the list below or from the course offerings in linguistics and literature. Students take 4 credit units per followed language in the bachelor's programme.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	de,nl	Sofie Decock	4

English: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,en	Bernard De Clerck	4

French: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,fr	Vincianne De Smet	4

Italian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	it,nl	Linda Badan	4

Russian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	4

Spanish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Turkish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

2.3.2.1.1.1 Course Offerings in Linguistics and Literature

2.3.2.2 Applied Language Studies Track

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2.3.2.2.1 Foreign Language

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	de,nl	Sofie Decock	4

English: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,en	Bernard De Clerck	4

French: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,fr	Vincianne De Smet	4

Italian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	it,nl	Linda Badan	4

Russian: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	4

Spanish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	4

Turkish: Intercultural Project	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

2.3.2.1.1.1 Course Offerings in Linguistics and Literature

2.4 Elective Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Digital Communication	3	sem 2	nl	Veronique Hoste	3

Applied Linguistics: Capita Selecta	3	sem 1	en	June Eyckmans	5

Introduction to Foreign Language Training for Adults	3	sem 1	en	David Chan	5

Subtitling	3	sem 2	nl	Cynthia Van Hee	3

Persuasive Communication	3	sem 2	nl	An-Sofie Claeys	3

Students in the exchange programme's educational track choose 3 credit units.
Students in the exchange programme's applied language studies track choose 6 credit units.

Students in the home programme's educational track don't choose elective courses.
Students in the home programme's applied language studies track choose 15 credit units.

2.4.1 Free Choice

The study programmes of Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses) or of
another university of the Flemish Community
The courses advanced writing skills, oral skills and translation of your foreign languages

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

Having a command of Dutch at professional native speaker level in terms of comprehension, oral and writing skills.
Having a command of one or two foreign languages, at C1 level or at least B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages for comprehension (listening and reading), oral skills (production and interaction) and writing skills.
Recognising and independently interpreting language structures and language variation of the studied languages, with close attention for contrastive aspects compared to Dutch.
Having knowledge and understanding of the theories related to applied language studies and applying them in the analysis of language use and in their own communication.
Having knowledge and understanding of the cultural and institutional context of the language areas concerned and for the intercultural relations and differences, and applying these in the interpretation, translation and production of written and oral text.
Having knowledge and understanding of text production and translation processes.
Having basic knowledge and understanding in the field of translation/language technology.
Having basic knowledge and understanding in supporting sciences (including economics and law) and applying it to the interpretation, translation and production of text.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Under supervision, formulating a research question on a topic related to applied language studies, critically using appropriate research methods when analysing and answering the research question, and developing a scientifically underpinned reflection on it.
Having a critical understanding of the different sources, heuristic methods and relevant instruments for research in the area of applied language studies with a view to independently gathering and processing data.
In Dutch and in the studied foreign languages, reporting on research in applied language studies, tailored both to peers in an academic register and to lay people in a more general register.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Having a strong language awareness and developing a sensitivity to the similarities, differences and interactions between cultures.
Based on scientific knowledge, thinking and reasoning analytically and creatively and based on this, solving unfamiliar, complex problems.
Critically reflecting on their own thinking, learning, decisions and actions.
Displaying intellectual curiosity and a lifelong learning attitude.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Based on acquired competences, taking joint responsibility and being a team player.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Being aware of the values and standards on which scientists base their work, respecting intellectual property of others.
Based on acquired competences, acting correctly and tactfully in different communicative situations, based on an understanding of similarities, differences and interactions between cultures.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competences

Adequately interpreting, analysing, assessing and correcting written and oral communication, including messages of a specialised nature.
Editing text independently in the studied languages and assessing it critically, thereby justifying the text type appropriate to the purpose, target group and media.
Expressing oneself in complex, communicative situations in the studied languages appropriate to the purpose, target group and media.
Independently translating text of average difficulty from the foreign language into Dutch and carrying out oral and written translations from Dutch into the foreign language that are faithful to the content of the source.
Having knowledge of relevant dictionaries, reference works and electronic aids, using them adequately and efficiently, and critically evaluating them.
Assessing the usefulness of computer applications in the areas of language, translation and communication and using them adequately.