ENG2155 - Aspects of Chaucerian Language and Literature
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Course content
This course offers an introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer, the greatest writer of the Middle English period. There is an emphasis on the synchronic study of his language, and comparison will be made with the structure of present-day English. A selection of texts will be studied in depth, and we shall place Chaucer’s works in a greater historical and cultural context and, more specifically, in the European literary tradition.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course you will have:
- acquired a basic knowledge of the main characteristics of Chaucer’s English;
- learned how to analyse selected Chaucer texts and place them within the literary tradition and against the background of the cultural history of the period.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisites
The course requires students to be able to analyse modern English language as taught in e.g. ENG1100 - English Grammar, an introduction and ENG1101 - English Phonetics and Intonation, An Introduction, ENG1103 - English Phonetics and Intonation, An Introduction or similar courses.
Recommended prior knowledge
The course requires a good proficiency in written and oral English.
Overlap
This course overlaps with ENG4155 - Aspects of Chaucerian Language and Literature.
Teaching
Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in all.
Students are expected to participate by contributing to discussions in class, handing in written work and presenting topics orally.
Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%).
Students are required to hand in set assignments by a set date and get these approved by the course teacher before being allowed to sit for the final exam.
Teaching takes place throughout the semester.
Exam information
The final exam is of a 4-hour written exam.
All assignments handed in for evaluation must be accompanied by an obligatory statement concerning cheating: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/Oblig-statement-cheating.rtf.
Exam questions from previous semesters may be found here
Assessment and grading
The results will be available on the StudentWeb within three weeks after the exam.
Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .
Explanations and appeals
Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals
Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .
Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes
A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
Exam options for students with special needs
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Contact us
Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
Visiting address:
Niels Treschows hus, Level 7
Visiting hours:
Monday - Friday 12.30-15.00
Postal address:
P.O. Box 1003 - Blindern
0315 Oslo
Fax: 22856887
E-mail: henvendelser@ilos.uio.no
Web: http://www.hf.uio.no/ilos