Undergraduate Course: The Nibelungenlied and its reception in modern Germany (ELCG10024)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - German |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to one of the central texts of German literary history and its political utilisation in 19th and 20th century Germany. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Honours entry. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). This course is NOT available to part-year visiting students. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. DHT 4.18 |
| Additional information |
Lectures provided in EVEN weeks only during semester 1, weeks 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 during semester 2.
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will develop the ability to read and understand a text from an early literary period in its cultural context. They will develop an understanding of how medieval literature was used to promote changing ideas of 'Germanness' and a variety of political agendas from 19th century nationalism to National Socialism. |
Assessment Information
1 essay, 2000-2500 words- 50%
1 1 hr 30 min exam -50% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sabine Rolle
Tel: (0131 6)50 3670
Email: S.Rolle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Fiona Scanlon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Fiona.Scanlon@ed.ac.uk |
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