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This course provides an introduction to the Old English language, providing the foundation necessary for students at Masters level, to engage with the literature of this culture in its original form.

1x1hour seminar; 1x1hour tutorial (smaller groups) per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

This course may be taught in conjunction with ENGLANG4046, as scheduled on MyCampus.

This is one of the MSc options for English Language & Linguistics and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

ENGLANG4046

None

Examination (90 minutes) - 50%

Class test (50 minutes) - 25%

Portfolio of online tests - 25%

This course aims to:

■ develop a reading knowledge of Old English prose;

■ build a vocabulary (passive and active) of the most frequently occurring words in Old English prose;

■ develop specialist skills in analysing and explaining the structure and grammar of Old English prose.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ translate an unseen prose passage from Old English accurately into appropriate present-day English;

■ supply the meaning of common Old English words (provided as citation forms, and not in the context of a text)

■ identify and comment on grammatical constructions in an Old English text;

■ apply grammatical knowledge in class exercises, exams and assessments including translation from English into Old English of simple sentences;

■ explain and apply the effect of basic sound changes relevant to understanding and accounting for apparent irregularities in inflexion.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.