University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Availability to be confirmed over the summer.

Planned timetable: To be arranged

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.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 10 x 2 hour seminars

Scheduled learning hours: 20

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 100% coursework


Re-assessment: 100% coursework

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor R Purdie
Module teaching staff: Prof Rhiannon Purdie

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.