122252 AR Linguistics Course (Advanced 1-5) - Hist. & Descr. / CS (2015S)

Reading Medieval English

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 09.02.2015 00:00 to Su 15.02.2015 23:59
Registration is open from Tu 24.02.2015 00:00 to Su 01.03.2015 23:59
Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2015 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 11.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 18.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 25.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 15.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 22.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 29.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 06.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 13.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 20.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 27.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 03.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 10.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 17.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday 24.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will focus on Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales. We shall develop our skills at dealing with the specific variety of Middle English in which they are written with the aim of becoming able to enjoy them for their quality as pieces of entertaining and enlightening literature. We shall also discuss what it implies to approach Chaucer's Tales from the perspective of 21st century readers, and relate our views to other modern receptions of Chaucer (and the Middle Ages) in various media.

Assessment and permitted materials

Classroom participation, oral presentation, short written in-depth analysis of a scene plus proposal-cum-miniscript for a video rendition. Video.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course intends to enable participants to read Chaucer in the original Middle English with the help of dictionaries and annotated editions. It also intends to help them engage with Chaucer's writings as autonomous contemporary readers, and to derive pleasure out of the exercise. They will get hands-on experience in communicating literary content through video.

Examination topics

In an introductory phase, basics of Middle English grammar and lexis will be introduced, and the reading and linguistic analysis of Chaucerian English will be practiced. (Parts of) film versions will be presented. Pairs of students will be assigned Tales to study in detail and will give presentations on them, in which they try to get across what makes their Tale interesting and in which they present a passage that they consider crucial or particularly interesting in full detail. Furthermore, students will produce short videos that can be put together in the end to serve as a kind of teaser trailer for the Tales.

Reading list

TBA

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344; MA 812; MA 844
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3; M04; M06
Lehrinhalt: 12-0140

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