ELING 525

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Old English 1.

Linguistics College of Humanities

Course Description

Old English grammar and vocabulary; traditional syntactical patterns in various types of Old English prose and poetry.

When Taught

Fall

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

or equivalent.

Title

Grammar and Structure

Learning Outcome

Students will have learned the basic grammatical and syntactic structures of Old English.

Title

Old English Texts

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to read Old English texts with the aid of a glossary and grammar and know how to contextualize the content of the texts with Anglo-Saxon culture.

Title

Differences between Old English and Present-day English

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the differences between Old English and Present-day English and note the changes that occurred between the two stages of English.

Title

Major Dialects and Genres of Old English Writings

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the major dialects and genres of Old English writings.