EL5008 - Instant Anglo-Saxon

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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The literature reflects a concern with heroism: the prose account of a King martyred in Viking raids, a major secular poem on heroism and the depiction of Christ as hero in the major religious poem from the period. In the workshops students evaluate recent multimedia materials, software and WWW sites. Their reports are networked.The subject attracts steady participation from students of archaeology, history, law, languages or visual arts.

Learning Outcomes

• to achieve some knowledge of the artistic, religious, historical and material cultural contexts in which the literature was produced;
• to acquire an ability to read Old English poetic texts and to demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of Old English poetry;
• to acquire an ability to read and translate introductory texts from the Anglo-Saxon period;
• to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels, particularly where essay-writing and extra-literary issues are concerned;
• to develop an ability to recognise the Modern English reflexes of Old English linguistic forms.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Acceptance into graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2008 and EL3008

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	art-rgd1
Lecturers:	art-rgd1, Assoc. Professor Cheryl Taylor.
Contact hours:	13 hours 13 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (20%); (40%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	art-rgd1
Lecturers:	art-rgd1, Assoc. Professor Cheryl Taylor.
Contact hours:	13 hours 13 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (20%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.