Undergraduate Course: Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
(i) An introduction to the study of literature, in particular questions of genre, form, and interpretation, with texts drawn from a variety of historical periods and literary modes. (ii) This module will explore the relationship between national identity and literature by focussing on four important historical and cultural periods (the medieval; the eighteenth century; the late Victorian and Modernist; the contemporary). The course will trace and question the ways in which Scottish writers (including Dunbar, Scott, Hogg, Stevenson, Gibbon) have expressed affinity, difference, and dissent from both national and international artistic contexts. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
It is RECOMMENDED that students do NOT also take
English Literature 1 (ENLI08001)
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Essential course texts. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 75 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. to be held in Faculty Room South, David Hume Tower, George Square. Tutorials will be assigned on the basis of a form completed at this lecture. |
| Additional information |
Plus tutorial (one hour per week)
NOTE: In Semester Two lectures are held on Mondays 12.10-13.00, WEDNESDAYS 12.10-13.00 and Fridays.
The Friday lectures in Semester Two are 13.05-13.55 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 20 sides | c/w ENLI08018. Same paper. | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | 20 sides | c/w ENLI08018. Same paper. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
- develop independent thought and the ability to communicate information effectively,
- work independently,
- discover and synthesise information,
- to select the most relevant materials from a wide range of reading.
You will have learned how to assess the reliability of evidence and weigh a variety of competing or conflicting arguments, to analyse complex questions, to exercise problem-solving skills. In developing and organising your own arguments, you will have learned how to present a coherent, reasoned and well-supported set of conclusions in clear prose. At the same time, you will have developed oral communication skills through active participation in tutorials and seminars. |
Assessment Information
| Four essays (up to 2000 words)(40%); one 1,500-word close reading exercise (10%); tutorial assessment (10%); 3-hour degree exam 40%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
national identity; national culture; vernacular poetics; vernacular revival; genre; romance; realism |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: Carole.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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