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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - Italian

Undergraduate Course: Italian Literature: Texts in Context 2 (ELCI08005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn introduction to the development of Italian literature (From Dante to the XXth century) and the interplay between historical contexts and cultural expression.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Italian 1 (ELCI08001)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Italian Language 2 (ELCI08004)
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: 200 ( Lecture Hours 44, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Class work 40% (2 essays of ca 2000 words).
Degree exam 60%.
No exemption.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Read fluently and understand a variety of literary forms in Italian
  2. Gain a broad historical perspective of the development of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present
  3. Recognise and assess the interplay between national cultural context and literature
  4. Develop a critical and comparative approach to literature
  5. Explore literature through associated disciplines such as history, philosophy and the literature of other languages.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Italian 2 TIC
Contacts
Course organiserDr Luana Babini
Tel: (0131 6)51 1360
Email: l.babini@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMiss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk
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