Study plan

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Schierholz. The examination regulations can be found here (in German).

 

Curriculum EMLex (last updated: May 2019)

Module name Title and description of the class ECTS 1st semester

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2nd semester

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3rd semester

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4th semester

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Examination 
methods
basic module B1 course: basics of lexicography 10 10       written assignments
basic module B2 (home module) A lexicographically-oriented seminar and/or course (4 hours per week) (English or German philology) 10 10 final examination or presentation (paper) and/or assignment
basic module B3 (soft skills, language courses, computer science courses) B3a: language course English

B3b: language course German

B3c: computer science as minor field of study

5-10 5-10       depending on selected course
advanced module A1 advanced seminar: metalexicography 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A2 advanced seminar: history of lexicography 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A3 advanced seminar: modeling and representing data in digital lexicography 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A4 advanced seminar: research into dictionary use
5   5     final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A5 advanced seminar: special field lexicography and terminology 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A6 advanced seminar: computational lexicography  5   5     final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A7 advanced seminar: dictionaries and translation 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A8 advanced seminar: lexicography and lexicology 5    5     final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A9 advanced seminar: dictionary planning and production 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
advanced module A10 advanced seminar: learner lexicography 5 5 final examination or presentation (paper) plus a brief assignment or longer assignment
in-depth module V1 colloquium with lectures: selected topics regarding dictionaries, lexicography and lexicographical research 10 10 Writing a review (1/3) plus oral examination (30 min.) (2/3) about the topic of the class
in-depth module V2 (home module) lexicographically-oriented advanced seminars:  (4 hours per week) (English or German philology) 10     10   Written examination or oral report plus short term paper or a longer term paper
in-depth module V3 internship 10 10 Internship certificate and a detailed internship report (this module is not graded)
master thesis 30 30
25- -35 30 30
Total number of points: 120