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CE4047: INTRODUCTION TO OLD ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2024-2025)

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Course Overview

This course will provide an introduction to the language of the Anglo-Saxons. It will focus on grammatical study of the language, and translating basic Anglo-Saxon passages into modern English. It will be based on a new version of the Old English course designed by Dr Duncan Macrae-Gibson, an eminent Anglo-Saxonist and inspirational lecturer at Aberdeen. This 21st-century version of the course (published by Aberdeen University Press)  will include traditional and online elements. The course will give students the opportunity to begin learning the language in which 'Beowulf' and many other fascinating poems and prose texts were composed.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Aideen M. A. O'Leary

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Celtic (CE) or Master Of Letters In Viking And Medieval Nordic Studies
  • Either Programme Level 4 or Master Of Letters In Viking And Medieval Nordic Studies
  • Either Any Undergraduate Programme or Master Of Letters In Viking And Medieval Nordic Studies

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will provide an introduction to the language of the Anglo-Saxons. It will focus on grammatical study of the language, and translating basic Anglo-Saxon passages into modern English. It will be based on a new version of the Old English course originally designed by the late Dr Duncan Macrae-Gibson, an eminent scholar in Anglo-Saxon language and literature and an inspirational lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. This 21st-century version of the course (published by Aberdeen University Press)  will include traditional and online elements. The course will give students the opportunity to begin learning the language in which 'Beowulf' and many other fascinating poems and prose texts were composed. It will appeal to those interested in medieval cultures and in the history and development of language. The cutting-edge format of the course will greatly enhance students' digital learning experience.

Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Final Test

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Translation Exercise

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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