Module Identifier WE11420  
Module Title INTRODUCTION TO WELSH LITERATURE  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Dr Huw M Edwards  
Semester Semester 2  
Course delivery Lecture   11 Hours. Number of lectures 11  
  Seminars / Tutorials   11 Hours. Seminar. Number of Seminars 11  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  70%
Semester Assessment Essay:  30%

Learning outcomes

After completing this module:

1. You will have gained an overview of the main developments in Welsh literature from the early Middle Ages to the present day.

2. You will be able to place the main literary currents in their historical context.

3. You will be able to offer a critical appraisal of selected texts in translation.

Brief description

This course, designed for non-Welsh speakers and for Welsh learners, offers an insight into literature in Welsh from the early Middle Ages to the present day. A series of 11 lectures provides an overview of the development of the main literary currents in their historical context, while the complementary fortnightly seminars concentrate in more depth on selected texts.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4