School of Language & Literature - University of Aberdeen courses

...peoples and the ways in which the culture of the ancient and mediaeval Celts has been viewed in the modern period. Students may choose to write a dissertation...

...inscriptions carved during the pre-Roman and Roman periods, but above all a wide variety of poetry and prose attested in Britain and Ireland from the early Middle Ages onwards...

...First & Second Year Students in Gaelic Studies join one of three Scottish Gaelic language streams: beginners, learners (Higher at ‘B' or above)...

...study of literature and language, and to concepts of authorship, readership and literary form. We follow this with Controversial Classics , a new course...

...relevant to their three languages. Programme Structure & Content In first, second and third year students take the same language courses as those being...

...and first and second year courses therefore involve large lecture classes. However, weekly tutorials enable closer work with the tutor and with other students...

...including classes with native speakers, and an introduction to modern French culture, literature and society. Another set is for students with SQA Higher...

...Beyond second year, students have considerable flexibility in putting a programme together from a variety of modules. Courses currently on offer include...

...Hispanic Studies focuses not only on the Spanish language but also on the culture of Latin America. Students have the opportunity to study visual culture...

...visual culture, society, anthropology, cultural history and translation is available. Teaching & Assessment Teaching quality in Hispanic Studies is rated as ‘Excellent'...

...and the mechanisms by which they change over time. Programme Structure & Content Language & Linguistics can be studied as a Joint element in a number of Honours degrees...

...Gaelic language courses and in English take 60 credits from any combination of: Reading Shakespeare Revolution to Revolution: Literature 1640-1789 Sounds...

...The history and culture of Scotland is the product of many peoples, languages and cultural traditions. This General Honours degree allows students to learn...

...in Celtic Studies , students also write a 15,000 word dissertation. Every student is allocated a supervisor according to their research interests...

...Teaching Class size ranges from one-to-one tuition to around twenty students in a group. The Celtic Research Seminar taught in the first semester ranges...

...First Semester Encounters: Literature and Thought (40 credits) The 20th Century Avant-Garde (20 credits) Second Semester Dissertation Preparation... Learn about: Comparative Literature...

...We strongly encourage innovative approaches to comparative literature, emphasising intellectual and historical context, as well as a theoretically-informed... Learn about: Comparative Literature...

...folio dissertation over the course of the summer. First Half-Session Core: Creativity and Craft First Half-Session Optional: Creative Writing...

...be required to take one core course as an introduction to fundamental principles of effective creative writing. Also on offer alongside this will be...

...Syllabus The MLitt in ELATE is designed around the expertise of members of staff to address the needs of teachers of English as a second/foreign language...