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EF2501: SCOTTISH FOLKLORE AND ORAL TRADITIONS (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

The course would be of particular interest to students from outside Scotland, especially North America, Australia, and New Zealand, but also to Scots with limited knowledge of Scottish traditions.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Thomas McKean

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • EF3501 Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions (Studied)
  • EF4501 Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will introduce students to the internationally-renowned wealth of Scottish oral traditions, including Scots song, Gaelic song, ballads, folktales, music, and dance. Students will meet performers and 'tradition-bearers' as well as studying the contexts in which these art forms emerged and are carried on.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


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

1st Attempt

  • 1500-word essay (40%)
  • Seminar participation (10%)
  • 500-word oral and written field report (10%)
  • Examination (40%)

Resit

  • Examination (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Essay - comments and short interview

Seminar - oral feedback in seminars and mark at end of course

Field Report - oral feedback in seminar, the student then finalizes their written text and receives written feedback and a mark along with the returned text

Exam - mark

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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