Undergraduate Course: Scottish Literature 1A (VS1) (ENLI08017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to the study of literature, in particular questions of genre, form, and interpretation, with texts drawn from a variety of historical periods and literary modes. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 21 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Plus one one-hour tutorial per week |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students who successfully complete the course will develop an enhanced ability to read individual texts in the light of historical, national, theoretical and linguistic contexts. |
Assessment Information
| 2 course essays (up to 2000 words); plus one additional essay (2,000 words) for Semester 1 Visiting Students only; tutorial assessment. Essays 30% each; tutorial assessment 10%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | national identity; national culture; vernacular poetics; vernacular revival; genre; romance; realism |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: K.Millard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Deborah Stabile
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: v1dstabi@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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