Admission requirements
Completion of Philology 2 or comparable course.
Description
This course elaborates on Philology 2. Students read, study, translate and discuss a number of literary and non-literary texts in combination with background literature. In doing so, students will acquire a deeper insight into a broad range of aspects of the Anglo-Saxon culture which has not yet, or only cursorily, been studied. Subject of discussion includes feuding and reconciliation, hero and/or saint, fact or propaganda, the material culture (archeology and paleography), orality and literacy.
Course objectives
thorough knowledge of the highlights of Old English literature (prose and poetry) and of the relevant cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England
familiarity of the various genres and methods of interpretation
proficiency in translating Old English at an advanced level.
Successful completion of the course will enable the student to write a B.A. paper on an Old English subject and to follow a course in Old English at the M.A. level.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the BA English website
Mode of instruction
Two-hour seminar
Course Load
10 EC = 280 hours.
hours spent on attending lectures and seminars: 26 hours.
time for studying the compulsory literature: 140 hours.
time to prepare for the exam: 54 hours.
time to write a paper (including reading / research): 60 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
1) A 3-hour written exam, with a translation, short open questions and essay questions.
2) Two ‘blended learning’ assignments
3) An essay of 1,500 words
Weighing
Element 1) 70%
Element 2) 10%+5%
Element 3) 15%
Resit
When the final grade is 5.49 or lower, the exam will have to be retaken during the resit period. There are no resits for the essay and the ‘blended learning’ assignments.
Exam review
If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Attendance
Attendance is compulsory. Missing more than three tutorials means that students will be excluded from taking the exam (or essay or other assignments) and resits. Consequently, the course cannot be completed during that particular academic year. Unauthorized absence also applies to being unprepared and/or not bringing the relevant course materials to class.
Blackboard
This course is supported by Blackboard. Blackboard will be used to provide the students with the weekly syllabus, extra information and a sample test. It will also include a discussion board.
Reading list
Baker, Peter (2012). Introduction to Old English. 3rd edn. Wiley-Blackwell.
Treharne, Elaine (2009). Old and Middle English c.890–c.1400: An Anthology. 3rd edn. Blackwell.
Godden, Malcolm & Lapidge, Michael (2013). The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature. 2nd edn. Cambridge University Press.
Campbell, James (1991). The Anglo-Saxons. Penguin.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
Students other than BA English language and culture studies need permission from the coordinator of studies before enrolling.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration [Contractonderwijs}(http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/onderwijs/contractonderwijs/)
Contact
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof for questions.