Universität Wien

122250 AR MA+MEd Advanced Course in Linguistics - Focus: Historical (2023S)

Learning (to read) Middle English

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

We meet on-site and in-person.

  • Montag 06.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 20.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 27.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 17.04. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 24.04. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 08.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 15.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 22.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 05.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 12.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 19.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Montag 26.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this course, we explore the universe of Middle English texts, including literary masterpieces such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", or Langland's "Piers Plowman, religious texts (such as legends of Saints), or more mundane genres such as scientific, historical or legal texts. Our primary aim is to learn to deal with pre-modern varieties of English, but if we come to appreciate Middle English literature in the process, or learn something about medieval culture, no harm will be done either.

The first part of the course will introduce Middle English and give participants the chance to practice the reading and the analysis of Middle English writing.

During that phase, participants will also choose the texts they want to focus on.

During the second part, participants will introduce one another to their chosen texts, present a passage in detail, and chair a discussion on the linguistic difficulties involved in understanding it properly.

At the end of the course, participants will submit a written in-depth analysis of a short passage of their chosen text. That analysis will involve a translation, a morpho-syntactic gloss, as well as a commentary on syntactic, phonological, or other features of the passage that are of special interest.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

(a) active participation (max. 2 absences)
(b) oral presentation of a passage of Middle English text.
(c) written in-depth analysis of a short passage of a Middle English text.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To pass the course, students must attend and participate regularly. They must prepare and present the analysis of a Middle English text passage, and submit a written elaborated in-depth analysis of that passage. Both the oral presentation and the written paper need to be good enough to earn 60%.

Prüfungsstoff

Students will need to acquire a basic understanding of Middle English morpho-syntax and will need to learn how to use Middle English dictionaries effectively. This will be facilitated through classroom instruction, but some independent consultation of Middle English grammar books and commentaries on specific texts will be useful.

Literatur

Horobin, Simon & J. J. Smith. (2009). An introduction to Middle English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
McIntosh, A., Samuels, M. L., & Benskin, M. (2005). A Grammar of Middle English. Edinburgh University Press.
Sisam, Kenneth & J.R.R. Tolkien (1995). A Middle English Reader and Vocabulary. Oxford University Press.
Scanlon, Larry. (Ed.). (2010). The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100 - 1500. Cambridge University Press.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MA 812 [2]; UF MA 046/507
Code/Modul: MA M04, MA M05, UF MA 4B
Lehrinhalt: 12-0260

Letzte Änderung: Fr 10.03.2023 19:28