EMLex - European Master in Lexicography Postgraduate Programme By Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The  EMLex  interdisciplinary programme provides a good opportunity for those interested in lingustics and lexicography with the aim of designing and compiling printed or online dictionaries with the newest linguistic methods, corpora and databases. The EMLex-professors come from eight countries and are each specialized in one of the fields of modern lexicography. The EMLex-students from different universities meet each other in the  second semester at one of the European universities  taking part in EMLex and attend courses together in German and English. The Department of German Language and Literature of the Institute of German and Netherlandic Studies at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church is the only institution in Hungary to offer this European joint study programme.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The  EMLex  interdisciplinary programme provides a good opportunity for those interested in lingustics and lexicography with the aim of designing and compiling printed or online dictionaries with the newest linguistic methods, corpora and databases. The EMLex-professors come from eight countries and are each specialized in one of the fields of modern lexicography. The EMLex-students from different universities meet each other in the  second semester at one of the European universities  taking part in EMLex and attend courses together in German and English. The Department of German Language and Literature of the Institute of German and Netherlandic Studies at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church is the only institution in Hungary to offer this European joint study programme.

Admission Requirements

1. Degrees accepted with full credit values:

Humanities: BA in Hungarian, BA in English and American Studies, BA in Germanic Studies, BA in Romance Philology, BA in Roma Studies, BA in Slavonic Studies, BA in Oriental Languages and Cultures; 

Social Sciences: BA in Communication and Media Science. 

We also welcome graduates in (Computational/Applied) Linguistics, in languages other than those listed above, Translation Studies, Book Studies / Library and Information Science, or other relevant disciplines. 

The acceptance of other degrees is subject to the consent of and the approval by the Consortium's admission committee.

If your HEI degree is still in progress, you may nevertheless submit an application. The condition in this case is that the HEI degree certificate must be available before the start of the EMLex study programme

 

2. Proficiency in English and in German (for non-native speakers) must be certified by one of the following institutions for at least the given level (equivalent to B1 // B2):

in English:

  • onSet-Englisch. This test can be taken at a licensed test centre in your country ( https://www.onset.de/testzentren-termin ).
  • British Council (IELTS): 4.5 – 5 // 5.5 – 6.5
  • Trinity (ISE Foundation): ISE I // ISE II
  • TOEFL iBT: at least 42 // at least 72
  • Cambridge: Preliminary Certificate // First, Advanced or Proficiency Certificate
  • English studies / Anglistik Bachelor degree (or comparable degree) from one of the universities in the EMLex programme

 

in German:

  • onSet-Deutsch (former “OnDaF”). This test can be taken at a licensed test centre in your country ( https://www.onset.de/testzentren-termin )
  • Goethe-Institut: Zertifikat B1, grade at least ‘gut’ // Zertifikat B2, grade at least ‘gut’
  • Österreich-Institut: ÖSD-Zertifikat B1, grade at least ‘gut’ // Zertifikat B2, grade at least ‘gut’
  • TestDaF
  • Germanistik Bachelor degree (or comparable degree) from one of the universities of the EMLex programme

 

3. Transcript of academic records

4. Motivation letter

5. A copy of identity documents

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