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1.1 Thematic courses

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Digital Text Analysis	sem 1	nl	Els Lefever	3

Introduction to Translation Technology	sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

Introduction to Translation Studies	sem 2	nl	Lieve Jooken	3

Research Assignment	year	nl	Lieve Jooken	6

To be taken by students with a professional bachelor's degree within the field of study office management, organisation and management, communication or journalism (EN): the 6 courses with reference *
To be taken by students with a professional or educational bachelor's degree in the field of education with Dutch as the teaching subject: the 3 courses with reference °
To be taken by students with a professional bachelor's degree in journalism (DU): the 3 courses with reference j

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	*/j	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	*	sem 1	nl	Ulrike Vogl	3

Dutch: Writing Skills	*	year	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

Dutch: Editing Techniques	*/°	sem 2	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

Dutch: Translation from Foreign Language	*/°/j	sem 2	nl,fr	Anneleen Spiessens	3

Dutch: Research Seminar	*/°/j	sem 2	nl	Sarah Van Hoof	5

1.3 Foreign Language

All courses from the module of the chosen foreign language are to be taken by students with a professional bachelor's degree within one of the following fields of study, without 18 ECTS-credits of the foreign language in their previous training:

office management, organisation and management, communication, journalism (DU + EN)
education (professional or educational bachelor's degree, with Dutch as the teaching subject)

The courses with reference * are to be taken by students with a professional bachelor's degree within one of the following fields of study, with 18 ECTS-credits of the foreign language in their previous training:

office management, organisation and management, communication, journalism (EN)
education (professional or educational bachelor's degree, with the foreign language as the teaching subject)

1.3.1 German

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German: Communication and Translation I		sem 1	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	3

German: Language Proficiency – Basic Grammar		sem 1	de	Petra Campe	6

German: Language Proficiency – Literary Texts		sem 2	de	Elke Gilson	5

German: Communication and Translation II		sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	3

German: Language Proficiency – Structures in Use	*	sem 1	de	Torsten Leuschner	5

German for Specific Purposes: Presentation Techniques	*	sem 1	de,nl	Petra Campe	5

German for Specific Purposes: Academic Writing	*	sem 2	de,nl	Petra Campe	4

History and Culture of the German-speaking World	*	sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

German for Specific Purposes: Professional Oral Communication Skills	*	sem 2	de,nl	Christophe Wybraeke	3

German fSP: Professional Written Communication Skills	*	sem 2	de,nl	Jelena Vranjes	3

Translation German-Dutch: Media Contexts	*	sem 2	de,nl	Sofie Decock	3

1.3.2 English

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
English: Language Proficiency I		year	nl	Bernard De Clerck	8

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

History and Culture of the English-speaking World		sem 2	en	Brecht de Groote	4

English: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 1		Evy Woumans	5

Translation Dutch-English	*	sem 1	nl	David Chan	5

Culture and Society of the English-speaking World	*	sem 2	en	Lieve Jooken	4

English for Specific Purposes: Academic Writing and Presentation	*	sem 2		Lieve Jooken	5

English for Specific Purposes: Professional Communication	*	sem 2	nl	Bernard De Clerck	3

English for Specific Purposes: Introduction to Interpreting and (Re)Presentation	*	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Maryns	3

English: Literature	*	sem 2	nl,en	David Chan	3

English for Specific Purposes: Translation and Transcreation	*	sem 2		Joeri Van Liefferinge	3

1.3.3 French

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
French: Language Proficiency I		sem 1	fr	Sonia Michiels	5

French: Contrastive language practice		sem 1	nl,fr	Brunehilde Ammann	3

French: Language Proficiency II		sem 2	fr	Pascale Hadermann	5

Culture and Society of the French-speaking World		sem 2	fr	Griet Theeten	4

French: Lexical and Grammatical Structures	*	sem 1	nl,fr	Sonia Michiels	5

French: Oral Communication in Cultural Contexts	*	sem 1	nl,fr	Laurence Swaelens	5

History and Culture of the French-speaking World	*	sem 2	fr	Francis Mus	4

French: Text Analysis and Writing Techniques	*	sem 2	nl,fr	Griet Theeten	5

French for Specific Purposes: Professional Oral Communication	*	sem 2	nl,fr	Sonia Michiels	3

French for Specific Purposes: Written Oral Communication	*	sem 2	nl,fr	Tiago Joseph	3

French: Literature	*	sem 2	nl,fr	Griet Theeten	3

Translation French-Dutch: Cultural Contexts	*	sem 2	nl,fr	Anneleen Spiessens	3

1.3.4 Italian

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Italian: Language Proficiency I		sem 1	it,nl	Claudia Crocco	5

Italian: Language Proficiency II		sem 1	it	Giuliano Izzo	4

History and Culture of Italy: Introduction		sem 2	it	Mara Santi	3

Italian: Language Proficiency III		sem 2	it	Giuliano Izzo	5

Italian: Language and Text in Contrast	*	sem 1	it,nl	Giuliano Izzo	5

Italian: Grammar and Language Variation	*	sem 1	it,nl	Irene Cenni	5

History and Culture of the Italian-speaking World: Advanced	*	sem 2	it,nl	Giuliano Izzo	5

Italian: Language and Society	*	sem 2	nl	Elisa De Cristofaro	4

Italian for Specific Purposes: Presentation Techniques and Introduction to Interpreting	*	sem 2	it,nl	Giuliano Izzo	3

Italian: Writing Techniques	*	sem 2	nl	Giuliano Izzo	3

Italian: Literature	*	sem 2	it	Mara Santi	3

Translation Italian-Dutch	*	sem 2	nl	Irene Cenni	3

1.3.5 Russian

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Grammar I		sem 1	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency I		sem 1	nl	Bart Hendrickx	4

Russian: Grammar II		sem 2	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency II		sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

History and Culture of Russia	*	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Poucke	4

Russian: Grammar III	*	sem 1	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

Russian: Language Proficiency III	*	sem 1	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

Russian: Language Proficiency IV	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	5

Russian: Literature	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Piet Van Poucke	3

Russian: Oral Skills	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	3

Russian: Advanced Writing Skills	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Elena Ivobotenko	3

Translation Russian-Dutch	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	3

1.3.6 Spanish

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spanish: Language Proficiency I		sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	8

History and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World		sem 2	es	Ilse Logie	5

Spanish: Language Proficiency II		sem 2	es	Fien De Latte	4

Spanish: Grammar and Semantics	*	sem 1	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish: Writing Techniques	*	sem 1	nl,es	Carine De Groote	4

Culture and Society of the Spanish-speaking World	*	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish: Intercultural Communication	*	sem 2	nl,es	Patrick Goethals	5

Spanish for Specific Purposes: Presentation Techniques and Introduction to Interpreting	*	sem 2	nl,es	July De Wilde	3

Spanish: Advanced Writing Skills	*	sem 2	nl,es	Nausica Marcos Miguel	3

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

Translation Spanish-Dutch: Business Contexts	*	sem 2	nl	Carine De Groote	3

1.3.7 Turkish

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Turkish: Language Proficiency I		sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	6

Turkish: Language Proficiency II		sem 2	nl	Johan Vandewalle	6

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency III	*			Johan Vandewalle	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	*			Lisa Franke	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency IV	*			Johan Vandewalle	4

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	*			Christopher Markiewicz	5

Turkish: Writing Techniques and Translation	*	sem 2	nl	A. Seza Doğruöz	3

Turkish: Oral Presentation Techniques	*	sem 2	nl	Sevdag Kaya	3

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa	*			Aymon Kreil	5

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