Undergraduate Course: Nynorsk Language and Literature (ELCS10011)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In a series of lectures, student presentations and group work the students will study poetry, drama and epic literature written in Nynorsk over the last 150 years, the main features of the grammar and vocabulary of Nynorsk, and the historic background to and the inner development of Nynorsk - one of the two official written standards of Norwegian. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students are expected to write an essay (in English) of 2,000 words on a topic related to what has been covered in the course, including a 300-word abstract (written in Nynorsk) summarising the essay. The abstract will count for 10% of the overall essay mark. The overall essay mark will count for 30% of the final mark. A written exam will count for 70% of the final mark. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Nynorsk Language and Literature | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
To introduce and establish a fundamental knowledge about
- the history of the Nynorsk movement
- the main linguistic properties of Nynorsk
- selected highlights of Nynorsk literature
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arne Kruse
Tel: (0131 6)50 4025
Email: Arne.Kruse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gillian Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Gillian.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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