Undergraduate Course: Scandinavian Studies Language Paper 2 (ELCS10009)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will consolidate and develop core written language skills. |
| Course description |
This course consists of weekly classes where the skills in writing in Norwegian will be developed. In the course, students will work with texts covering a variety of subjects, and they will learn to understand the use of style and register. The course will cover how to summarise texts, to compose short argumentative essays on various topics and these exercises will be used as a vehicle for revising grammar and enhancing general language skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Three hour examination and coursework. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Translate competently from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in a variety of styles and registers and in a range of genres.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish vocabulary and idiom.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation.
- Demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between, on the one hand, English, and on the other, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
- 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.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Guy Puzey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3639
Email: g.puzey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gillian Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Gillian.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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