Licence Sciences du langage

The main aim of the Bachelor's degree in Language Sciences is to provide training in the analysis of human language in all its diverse forms, drawing on theories, methods and tools, and based on the study of real-life case studies.

Initial training, continuing professional development.

People interested in language, communication and languages.

Candidates who hold a baccalaureate or a DAEU are eligible to enrol on a bachelor's degree programme.

Holders of other qualifications: https://allsh.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/scolarite

The Bachelor's degree is organised into six semesters, comprising modules on core subjects, cross-disciplinary and general skills, and optional modules from other degree programmes. The first year of the Bachelor's degree lays the foundations for a scientific approach to language sciences, with a number of modules on language, communication, the structure of languages, linguistic diversity, the neurological basis of language, the links between languages, cultures and societies, gestures and sign languages. From the second year onwards, the core courses progress through the various fields (phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, semantics, pragmatics, interactions, discourse, sociolinguistics) through to the third year.

Selected ‘introductory' modules organised in collaboration with partner departments (English, Anthropology, French Linguistics, Education Sciences, Sociology) enable students to broaden their education and, where appropriate, to change their academic focus.

• Identify and draw upon concepts that describe the functioning of human language and languages in all their dimensions

• Characterise the main mental mechanisms involved in language acquisition, comprehension and production

• Analyse linguistic data from a communicative situation, taking into account both the form of the message and the context in which it was produced

• Formulate and articulate a linguistic research question and carry out its scientific analysis using standard tools and methods, in particular the discipline's specific computer-based tools.

• Collect and analyse linguistic materials (dictionaries, transcriptions, corpora, etc.)

• Use digital reference tools and IT security protocols to acquire, process, produce and disseminate information, as well as to collaborate internally and externally

• Analyse and summarise data with a view to its use.

• Develop arguments using critical thinking.

No compulsory work placement.

Several modules offer supervised projects, notably the ‘Science Communication' module in the third year, in which students must organise an event and create content.

A tutoring service is regularly available.

Regular meetings are organised to provide guidance. The EU ‘Career Planning and Guidance ' (L3, S5 & S6) is entirely dedicated to career guidance and to showcasing the knowledge and skills acquired in Language Sciences; the course offers direct interaction with professionals from various sectors and with alumni of the programme.

The EU ‘Career Project and Guidance ' (L3, S5 & S6) is entirely dedicated to career guidance and to showcasing the knowledge and skills acquired in Language Sciences; the course offers direct interaction with professionals from various sectors and with former students of the programme

International mobility opportunities are available through various agreements