Postgraduate Course: Middle English (LASC11063)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This 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 - a history of ME orthography - major aspects of vowel and consonant phonology - inflectional morphology - derivational morphology - aspects of syntax - regional variation in ME scribal texts Feedback Events: Separate meetings with MSc students as a group where they will be talked through the range of topics available to choose from for their item of assessment, clarifying what is expected where needed and answering any questions they might have.
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 26, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 168 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One extended piece of written work of c. 4,000 words. Assignment Deadline: Tuesday 16th December 2014, 12 noon Assignment Return Date: 14th January 2015
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will: - have a sound understanding of diachronic change and diatopic variation at all levels of language in the Middle English period - be able to translate and comment on Middle English texts - be able to progress to independent research on the subject