EN5020 Old English

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Availability to be confirmed over the summer.

Planned timetable

To be arranged

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof R Purdie

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Prof Rhiannon Purdie

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This team-taught module will provide essential skills for the study of Old English language and literature. Topics covered may include the use of dictionaries (in electronic and paper format), the role played by databases in scholarly research, examination of the grammar, morphology and phonology of Old English, the history of the English language (for example the transition from Old English to Middle English), translation techniques in theory and practice, and the history of Anglo-Saxon medievalism.

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

10 x 2 hour seminars

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

278

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate a grounding in Old English grammar and translation from Old English.
  • Recall a wide range of Old English vocabulary and grammatical paradigms.
  • Show evidence of an acceptable level of proficiency in reading and translation.
  • Contextualise the learned language in its literary and historical environment.
  • Demonstrate an aptitude for the close reading and translation of texts.
  • Show skills in the usage of electronic tools.