Undergraduate Course: Nynorsk Language and Literature (ELCS10011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In a series of lectures, student presentations and group work the students will study both poetry, drama and epic literature written in Nynorsk over the last 150 years, the main features of the grammar and vocabulary of Nynorsk as well as the historic background to and the inner development of Nynorsk - one of the two official written standards of Norwegian. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
To introduce and establish a fundamental knowledge about
- the history of the Nynorsk movement
- the main linguistic properties of Nynorsk
- selected highlights of Nynorsk literature
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arne Kruse
Tel: (0131 6)50 4025
Email: Arne.Kruse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: jocelyn.proctor@ed.ac.uk |
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