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EF1005: DORIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE – AN INTRODUCTION TO NORTH-EAST SCOTS (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:03


Course Overview

This module is designed to introduce students to Doric/North-East Scots, the language of this part of Scotland. The course develops oral and written skills, explores North-East culture through song and story, and places Doric in the wider context of the Scots language, and other related European traditions.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Dawn Leslie

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

  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2
  • Any Undergraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Yes

One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.


Course Description

This introductory course is designed to introduce students to Doric/North-East Scots, the language of this part of Scotland. This will be achieved by exploring the structural features of North-East Scots and its rich lexicon. The course develops oral and written skills using contemporary examples of North-East Scots, explores North-East culture through a variety of mediums (both written and aural), and places Doric in the wider context of the Scots language and other related European varieties.


Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

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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

Listening Assessment

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Learning Outcomes
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Reading Assessment

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Writing Assessment

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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300-400 words reflective journal entry

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Oral Presentation: Group

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Written feedback

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualApplyThink and speak clearly about the dialects of Scotland
ProceduralApplySpeak, understand, and write Doric/North-East Scots in a range of specific-contexts

Formative Assessment

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 15
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Tutorial participation and in-class assessments delivered orally and with short written notes

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandDiscuss the Scots language status and role(s) in Scottish and world contexts, within a framework of contemporary sociolinguistics
FactualApplyThink and speak clearly about the dialects of Scotland
ProceduralApplySpeak, understand, and write Doric/North-East Scots in a range of specific-contexts

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualAnalyseRead key texts of North-East Scots
ConceptualAnalyseUnderstand the linguistic structure of Scots as a rule-governed, historically and contemporarily productive system of communication
ConceptualUnderstandDiscuss the Scots language status and role(s) in Scottish and world contexts, within a framework of contemporary sociolinguistics
FactualApplyThink and speak clearly about the dialects of Scotland
ProceduralApplySpeak, understand, and write Doric/North-East Scots in a range of specific-contexts
FactualUnderstandKnow the basic history of the Scots language

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