Admission requirements
Not applicable.
Description
This course aims at providing additional depth to the languages that the students already studied prior to their MA (such as, for example Sumerian, Akkadian or Hittite), or providing a thorough introduction to the languages that they have not yet studied (such as, for example Hurrian, Urartian, or Elamite). The choice depends on the accent that students wish to place within their MA programme. While reading the material, particular attention is devoted to linguistic questions, but the course also aims to throw light on the cultural and societal context.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is twofold: to deepen knowledge of a language or a specific period and then to apply this knowledge by means of a presentation and a paper.
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
Literature Seminar
Assessment Method
The final grade of this course will be composed of the following elements:
an oral presentation (30%)
a term paper of at least 5000 words (70%)
Blackboard
Not applicable.
Reading list
To be announced.
Registration
Registration for this course through uSis.
Contact
Drs Th.J.H. Krispijn. Tel. 071 527 2911.