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Advanced Modern Icelandic (SCAN0033)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department
School of European Languages, Culture and Society
Credit value
30
Restrictions
Students must have been enrolled on the BA degree in Icelandic and have spent their third year in Iceland. Available to Affiliates subject to space.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Module description

Advanced study of the modern Icelandic language for students doing a BA degree in Icelandic who will have spent their third year in Iceland. The student will be instructed in the practical use of the language, as well as trained in a variety of registers. For this purpose, a variety of texts from a number of subject areas and time periods will be studied. Teaching will be conducted entirely in Icelandic, and the students will be required to submit written work on a regular basis as well as participate actively in class discussions.

Reading List/ Suggested Reading:

• Íslenska 1, kennslubók fyrir framhaldsskóla
• Ásta Svavarsdóttir and Margrét Jónsdóttir, Íslenska fyrir útlendinga. Kennslubók í málfræði (1988 or later).
• Ásta Svavarsdóttir, Æfingar með enskum glósum og leiðréttingalyklum við bókina 'Íslenska fyrir útlendinga' (1993 or later).
• Selected novel (TBD)
Dictionaries
• ISLEX Orðabókin ()
• Íslensk-ensk ensk-íslensk vasaorðabók (Forlagið 2012)
• Árni Böðvarsson, Íslensk orðabók handa skólum og almenningi (1988).
• Jón Hilmar Jónsson, Orðastaður. Orðabók um íslenska málnotkun (1994).
Reference reading
• Jón G Friðjónsson, Forsetningar í íslensku (1988).
• Jón G Friðjónsson, Mergur málsins. Íslensk orðatiltæki, uppruni og notkun (1993).
Other texts will be announced in class.

Please note: This module description is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
30% Fixed-time remote activity
30% Viva or oral presentation
40% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
0
Module leader
Ms Helga Luthersdottir
Who to contact for more information
h.luthersdottir@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.