Übung: Introduction to Medieval English Studies: Part I: General
Mi. 11.00-13.00
Geb. 23.21 Raum U1.44                                                      Beginn: 15.10.2003
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This course is the first part of the Introduction to Medieval English Studies, which has especially been planned with regard to the exigencies of the "Neue Magisterstudiengang". Its basic objective is to give a broad survey over the history of the English language and literature in the Middle Ages. It  covers both periods - Old English (700-1100) and Middle English (1100-1500) - in order to provide students with the basic knowledge they need for a well-founded choice between Old and Middle English in the second part of this introduction.

The plan of the course immediately reflects its aims, i.e. basic knowledge of the characteristic features of OE and ME; a broad survey of OE and ME literature and the history of the periods, a certain amount of reading and translation skills, and elementary methodological knowledge:

1. Periods of the history of the English language
2. What is Old English?
3. What is Middle English?
4. Language families / typologies
5. Reading and translation practice Old English
6. The Anglo-Saxons
7. Reading and translation practice Middle English
8. 1066 and all that
9. Reading and translation practice Old English
10. Survey of Old English literature
11. Reading and translation practice Middle English
12. Survey of Middle English literature
13. Diagnostic test

A workbook containing the texts and materials used in the seminar will be available in printed form at the beginning of the term.
The course will also be accompanied by an online version at:
www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/anglist1/staff/holteir/introgen/index.htm

Both versions, the printed book and the offline website, are available on CD-ROM in our office rooms (Geb. 23.21, Rooms 1.71, 1.72, or 173.

Recommended reading:

Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge 1995:4-55.

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Voraussetzungen: Keine
Leistungsnachweis: Diagnostic test
Veranstaltungstyp: Pflicht M.A./Prom.; SII: A2,4,
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!!! Highly recommended !!!

Mischa Blum. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Part I: General
Ort: Geb. 23.21 Raum: 02.21 Zeit: Mo. 09:30 - 11.00 Beginn: 20.10.2003

Vanja Wüster. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Part I: General
Ort: Geb. 23.21 Raum: U1.68 Zeit: Do. 14.00 - 16.00 Beginn: 16.10.2003

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