Undergraduate Course: Modern and Contemporary Scottish Poetry (ENLI10088)
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 | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course examines poetry written largely since the Second World War. It will include some writing translated from Gaelic and some in Scots, but the main focus will be on poetry written in English. Issues to be considered include gender representation, cultural and personal self-identification, attitudes to history, to formal religion and to Scotland's cultural and linguistic diversity |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 15 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
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
| Students will gain detailed knowledge of poetry written largely since the Second World War. While they will develop reading strategies appropriate to the analysis of writing translated from Gaelic and some in Scots, their main skill development will be in relation to the analysis of complex linguistic performances in English. Students will develop knowledge of relationships between poetry and gender representation, and knowledge of poetry as cultural and personal self-identification. They will deepen their understanding of relationships between poetic form and attitudes to history, to formal religion and to Scotland's cultural and linguistic diversity. |
Assessment Information
1 course essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 sit-down examination (75%)
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Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited and students not taking degrees involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ENLI10088 Modern Contemporary Scot Poetry |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alan Gillis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3050
Email: Alan.Gillis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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