Undergraduate Course: English Language 1 (LASC08001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
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 | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Structure of modern English; contemporary English in use; introduction to variation in present-day English; introduction to the history of English and Scots. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
English Language 1 has 3 broad aims:
1. It introduces students to the study of English Language in a rounded and systematic way.
2. An introduction to the fundamental analytic concepts involved in the study of linguistic structure of English today and its broad historical development.
3. The course will give students the technical means of engaging in the analysis and explication of English as a language, not only accounting for its most 'standard' and 'constant' features, but also establishing the exensive social and geographical variety of the language, both today and in earlier times. |
Assessment Information
Four items of assessment: one assignment in semester 1 and an exam at the end of semester 1, and one essay and one assignment in semester 2. All assessment components will be weighted equally at 25%.
For candidates taking the resit exam, the final mark will be either the average of the coursework mark (which is the average of all four items of assessment completed during the course) and the resit exam mark, or 100% of the resit exam mark, whichever is greater. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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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 Linda Van Bergen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1998
Email: l.vanbergen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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