Admission requirements
No requirements, although some knowledge of historical grammar of Germanic is recommended.
Description
Introduction to Old Norse grammar and syntax with the help of Old Norse Texts from E. V. Gordon, Introduction to Old Norse, Oxford.
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to read and understand Old Norse prose texts (saga’s).
Timetable
The timetable is available on the website of the MA Linguistics
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours= 140 hours
Lectures: 14 x 2 = 28
Preparation lectures: 14 x 3 = 42
Reading (guideline: 7 pages per hour depending on the material to be studied): 40
Preparation exam: 28
Exam(s): 2
Assessment method
Written examination (translation, open questions)
Students who fail the course may resit the exam.
Blackboard
Not applicable
Reading list
E. V. Gordon, Introduction to Old Norse, Oxford 1968 of later
Clunies Ross, Margaret, The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse Sagas, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2014.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Contact information
Prof.dr. A. Quak: A. Quak
Coordinator of Studies: P.C. Lai
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof
Remarks
All other information.