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SAM-1110: Saami literature: Old Saami Poetry in a Cultural/Historical
Perspective Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian. | Examination semester
Autumn | Objectives
The course will provide knowledge about old Sami literary history, and a
better and broader understanding of the cultural fundament of modern Sami
literature. This competence will be important for teachers and journalists as
well as for cultural workers and artists. | Contents
The course provides an overview of Sami literary history with an
emphasis on the early oral literary tradition, such as myths, epic joik,
legends, folk tales and proverbs. These topics will be presented
within a historical context, but they will also be viewed in light of the
use of this traditional material in modern Sami writing.
The course is intended as a basic introduction to elder Sami literary
history, and no prior knowledge except for a good command of
North Sami is required. | Recommended previous qualifications
EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the Humanities, SAM-0100 Further education in saami | Form of teaching
Teaching will be given in the form of lectures, with a two week
period with no lectures approximately halfway through the semester,
where the students are to write an academic essay of approximately
5 pages (approximately 2000 characters per page) on a topic
discussed in the lectures. This essay is a part of the writing process
which the students will go through during the course. The students
will therefore present the essay to the other students in the course,
and on the basis of feedback from the other students and from the
teacher, they will have the opportunity to revise their work. The
revised essay must be approved by the teacher before the student
can take the final exam.
The literature will be in North Sami, Norwegian, and partly in
English. The language of instruction is North Saami. | Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
During the course, all students must submit a compulsory essay by
a given deadline. This essay must have been approved at least two
weeks prior to the final exam.
This requirement is assessed with pass/fail.
Assessment method:
The examination consists of a 6-hour written exam in Sami.
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. | Date(s) of written examination
07.12.2006
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Student Adviser Line N. Sandanger, tlf.: 776 45649, e-post: Line.Nilsen.Sandanger@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. | Course overlap
SAM-1110 -H04 10 sp | Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?year=2006&department=ALLE&module=SAM-1110-1 |
Teaching autumn 2006
Første forelesning: Torsdag 17. august kl 1215, rom A 3018 |
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