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Undergraduate Course: Middle English (LASC10009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course involves study of aspects of English in the period 1100-1500. Topics will be variably selected from the following: study of selected texts from the early and late Middle English periods; major aspects of vowel and consonant phonology; inflectional morphology; aspects of syntax; regional variation in ME scribal texts.
Course description In the first part of the course, we will work with passages of Middle English text in the East Midland dialect and consider aspects of syntax, morphology and pronoun forms. In the second part of the course, we will survey the major changes to the phonology of English in the period c.1000-c.1500, and we will look beyond the East Midland dialect to a selection of other Middle English dialects and deal with Middle English dialectology more generally.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: LEL2C: English in Time and Space (LASC08019)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have completed at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  26
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 27, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 169 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% coursework - comprising 2 items of assessment (essays or assignments each contributing 50% towards the final mark for the course)
Each of the two items of assessment has a word count of 2000-2500 words.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Have a sound understanding of diachronic change and diatopic variation at all levels of language in the Middle English period
  2. Be able to translate and comment on Middle English texts
  3. Be able to progress to independent research on the subject
Reading List
Blake, Norman (ed.), 1992. The Cambridge History of the English Language, volume II, 1066-1476. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills There is extensive linguistic variation in Middle English, so learning to look closely at texts from different periods and/or areas to determine what their linguistic properties are and setting those in context of the linguistic developments happening during the Middle English period is an important part of this course, which will enhance the student's data analysis skills. Students will be expected to do some preparation for many of the classes. They will also need to engage with a selection of academic writing on aspects of Middle English, especially in the context of the two assignments/essays for the course.

Core skills gained or developed on this course:
Data analysis and evaluation; Writing clearly and concisely; Workload management; Academic reading skills; Preparation, planning and organisation; Critical analysis and evaluation; Time management
Additional Class Delivery Information Teaching Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Linda Van Bergen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1998
Email: l.vanbergen@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Susan Hermiston
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: Susan.Hermiston@ed.ac.uk
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