Undergraduate Course: History of the Scandinavian Languages (ELCS10001)
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 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course will aim to explore the emergence of Scandinavian as a separate branch of Germanic, and explain the development of the three modern mainland Scandinavian languages; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 22,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
171 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 3:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| The course aims at explaining how changes in language happen, and how this in particular has resulted in the three modern Scandinavian languages. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Assessment for University of Edinburgh Students and Visiting Students - One essay, 3000 words, worth 30% of the final mark, 
and degree exam worth 70% |  
 
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 | DELC Hist of Scand Lang | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Arne Kruse 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4025 
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Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635 
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