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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud

Undergraduate Course: Scandinavian Studies Language Paper 2 (ELCS10009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe development of supplementary language skills.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 73 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Three hour examination and coursework.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Translate competently from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in a variety of styles and registers and in a range of genres.
  2. Demonstrate a good knowledge of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish vocabulary and idiom.
  3. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation.
  4. Demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between, on the one hand, English, and on the other, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
  5. Demonstrate a good understanding of linguistically complex texts in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish and competence in the analysis and evaluation of the translation problems that they raise.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scastuds/courses.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Scand 4 LP2
Contacts
Course organiserDr Guy Puzey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3639
Email: g.puzey@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk
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