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English Language 1 (EN0001)

? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : PPL-1-EL

Structure of modern English; introduction to the history of English and Scots; introduction to varitation in present-day English; contemporary English in use.

Students obtaining an average of 60% or above in classwork may be exempted from the degree examination.

Entry Requirements

none

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 23 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
22/09/2005 14:00 14:50 Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 14:00 14:50 Central
Lecture Thursday 14:00 14:50 Central
Lecture Friday 14:00 14:50 Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

English Language 1 has 3 broad aims:

1. It introduces students to the study of English Language in a rounded and systematic way.

2. An introduction to the fundamental analytic concepts involved in the study of linguistic structure of English today and its broad development.

3. The course will give students the technical means of engaging in the analysis and explication of English as a language, not only accounting for its most 'standard' and 'constant' features, but also establishing the exensive social and geographical variety of the language, both tody adn in earlier times.

Assessment Information

Four items of courswork 2 per semester

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 3 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Lucy May
Tel : (0131 6)51 3733
Email : lucy.may@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Linda Van Bergen
Tel : (0131 6)51 1998
Email : l.vanbergen@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/englang/

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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