Undergraduate Course: Traditional Narrative (SCET10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course covers prose oral narrative in Scottish Gaelic and Lowland Scots, with comparative material from traditional narrative in other countries and languages (mainly European, and with particular reference to the closest relatives in Irish) and folktale studies worlwide. |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge of storytelling traditions with an emphasis on Scotland; awareness of the range and variety of theoretical approaches to studying the folktale; knowledge of the contexts of storytelling; knowledge of useful and precise critical terminology; development of generic skills in research, analysis and presentation. |
Assessment Information
Two class presentations, including a written submission, contributing 10% of the coursework mark.
One essay of 2,500-3,00 words on an agreed topic, contributing 40% of the coursework mark.
Degree examination contributing 50% of the final mark.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 4145
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Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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