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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.
Students will acquire a basic knowledge of the main characteristics of Chaucer’s English, and be able to analyse selected Chaucer texts and place them within the literary tradition and against the background of the cultural history of the period.
Students who are admitted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan 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.
Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction and tuition and sit for the examination.
Admission to master programs in language or LAP.
The course requires a good proficiency in written and oral English. 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 or similar courses.
This course overlaps with ENG2155 - Aspects of Chaucerian Language and Literature.
The course is taught for 2 hours per week for 10 weeks. Students are expected to participate by contributing to discussions in class, handing in written work and presenting topics orally. 80% attendance required. All teaching and examination will be conducted in English. There is a mid-term break (one week in autumn term, two weeks in spring term) during which the students are expected to prepare obligatory assignments (see below) and otherwise study on their own.
Eksamensinnlevering foregår i Classfronter. Les her: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/eksamensinstruks.html
Det er den enkelte students ansvar å være i stand til å levere i CF. Studenter som ikke behersker CF, må gå på kurs hos Student-IT.
The student has to hand in set assignment(s) by a set date and get these approved by the course teacher to be able to sit the exam. Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the two consecutive semesters when the course is given. The exam consists of a term paper of ten standard pages.
Results will be found 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.
A student may appeal against an awarded grade and/or file a formal complaint about exam procedures.
Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to sit for their final exams may apply for participation in make-up exams. Make-up exams are arranged either later in the same semester or early in the semester following the exam in question. Documentation of valid reasons for absence from the regular exam must be submitted upon application to participate in make-up exams.
Students who have failed an exam and students who wish to re-take an exam to achieve a better grade may not participate in make-up exams, but must re-take the exam when it is regularly scheduled.
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.
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.
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