Undergraduate Course: Aramaic (BIST10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A study of Biblical Aramaic grammar and the text of the Book of Daniel chapters 2-7. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
10% for course participation in class (readings, translations)
30% for five bi-weekly quizzes that test (vocabulary, paradigms, translations on seen and unseen passages from Aramaic to English and English to Aramaic)
60% exam. The exam will consist of three sections: a) vocabulary, b) grammar; and c) translation and exegetical comment of set and unseen passages
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
1) to learn the grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Aramaic;
2) to read all the Aramaic passages in the Bible;
3) to interpret the Aramaic passages in Ezra and Daniel;
4) to demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
5) to demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Armc |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: |
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