Undergraduate Course: Italian Literature: Texts in Context 2 (ELCI08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Italian | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | An introduction to the development of Italian literature   (From Dante to the XXth century) and the interplay between historical contexts and cultural expression. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    
Italian 1 (ELCI08001)  
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Co-requisites |  Students MUST also take:    
Italian Language 2 (ELCI08004)  
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 44,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 2:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Students will learn how to adopt a critical approach to literature assessing the relationship between history and aspects of cultural expression. 
 
On completing the course, students should be familiar with a selection of literary texts from the Middle Ages to WW2. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 2 essays.  Class work 40%. Degree exam 60%. No exemption. |  
 
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 Italian 2 TIC | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Luana Babini 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1360 
Email: l.babini@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Fiona Jack 
Tel:  
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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