Undergraduate Course: Scandinavian Studies Language Paper 2 (ELCS10009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The development of supplementary language skills. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Three hour examination and coursework. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Translate competently from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in a variety of styles and registers and in a range of genres.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish vocabulary and idiom.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation.
- Demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between, on the one hand, English, and on the other, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of linguistically complex texts in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish and competence in the analysis and evaluation of the translation problems that they raise.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Guy Puzey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3639
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: |
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