Undergraduate Course: Medieval Welsh Texts 3 (CELT10007)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Celtic |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The course aims
- to enable students who have completed at least one year of Medieval Welsh to maintain and develop their familiarity with the language
- to enhance students' text-reading abilities, including dictionary skills
- to develop students' confidence in reading texts in both edited and manuscript form
- to widen students' acquaintance with Medieval Welsh literature, including poetry
- to read texts of interest and relevance to students; special subjects and dissertations. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- preparation and formal translation of nominated texts
- informal discussion of subject matter and form of texts being read
- more extended treatment of particular aspects of texts being read, including short presentations by students
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Assessment Information
Course-work consists of two assignments, each amounting to 1500-2000 words. The first is due on the Monday of Week 10 in Term 1, and the second on the same day in Term 2. One assignment is short a discursive essay, the other more technical or linguistic in approach. The essays will usually evolve from in-class presentations / investigations. The two assignments are equally weighted and the overall weighting of exam and written work is 50:50.
The Degree Examination for the course consists of one two-hour paper containing (1) questions for translation and comment and (2) essay questions relating to texts read over the year. |
Special Arrangements
None |
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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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Abigail Burnyeat
Tel: (0131 6)51 1310
Email: Abigail.Burnyeat@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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