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2004-2005
COURSE OFFERINGS
DANSK
111 & 112 Beginners’ Danish I & II *6 (for both terms, 5-0-0). The courses are designed to give basic practical skill in everyday spoken and written Danish. The students will study from the text book Danish for Ducklings (Bodil Jeppesen and Grethe Maribo) and the accompanying video and audio tapes. Each chapter in the book requires one to two weeks of class time. In addition, students will be required to do oral and written exercises that cover the basic structure of Danish grammar and that highlight areas of specific difficulties for Anglophones. There will
be a final exam and a mid-term exam in each course. Students will
also be asked to do five graded assignments in each course (in-class
quizzes, take-home compositions and grammar exercises). Danish
will be used to the greatest possible extent in the classroom;
the midterms and the final exams will all contain an oral component.
The courses are not open to students with native or near native
proficiency.
MTWRF 9.00-9.50.
Instructor: M. Allemano malleman@ualberta.ca
DANSK 211
is offered in the first term; DANSK 212 is offered in the second
term. The courses MUST be taken in sequence (i.e., Danish 211
must be taken before Danish 212). *6 (for both terms, 5-0-0). In these courses the students will review grammar material covered in DANSK 111 & 112 and continue with the text book Danskere: En lærebog i dansk (Lise Bostrup). Students will also be introduced to a variety of visual, aural and printed media in order to improve their skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Danish. There will be a final exam and a mid-term exam in each course. Students will also be asked to do several graded assignments in each course (in-class quizzes, take-home compositions and grammar exercises). Danish will be used to the greatest possible extent in the classroom; the midterms and the final exams will all contain an oral component. The courses are not open to students with native or near native proficiency. Prerequisites:
DANSK 111 and 112 or consent of Department.
MWF 11.00-11.50.
Both courses. Lab TBA. Instructor: M. Allemano malleman@ualberta.ca
NORW 111 is
offered in the first term; NORW 112 is offered in the second term.
The courses MUST be taken in sequence (i.e., NORW 111 must be
taken before NORW 112). *6 (for both
terms, 5-0-0). These courses are designed to give basic practical
skills in everyday spoken and written Norwegian. The students
will study from a text book, practice their skills in a variety
of language situations, and read additional fiction and non-fiction
texts appropriate for their level. Various aspects of Norwegian
culture will be presented as part of the multi-media language
training. Norwegian will be used to the greatest possible extent
in the classroom.
MTWRF 10.00-10.50. Instructor: M. Lindvall lindvall@ualberta.ca
NORW 211 is
offered in the first term; NORW 212 is offered in the second term.
The courses MUST be taken in sequence (i.e., NORW 211 must be
taken before NORW 212). Both NORW 211 and 212 must be taken to
fulfill the language-other-than-English (LOE) requirement of the
BA degree. *6 (for both terms, 4-0-0). The purpose of NORW 211 & 212 is to extend the students’ knowledge of and abilities in written and spoken Norwegian. During the course of the year selected texts will be read and discussed in class, the grammar of the language will be thoroughly reviewed and students will be given opportunities to speak Norwegian. Norwegian will be used to the greatest possible extent in the classroom. As to the
grammar component, in NORW 211 the verbs will be covered first,
followed by word order and nouns. In NORW 212 adjectives, numerals
and pronouns will be dealt with. Normally there will be one written
assignment per week consisting of a short essay or grammar exercise.
Use will also be made of the CALL laboratory in the basement of
the Arts Building.
MWF 12.00-12.50. Lab TBA. Instructor: C. Hale chale@ualberta.ca [top] SWED
111 is offered in the first term; SWED 112 is offered in the second
term. The courses MUST be taken in sequence (i.e., SWED 111 must
be taken before SWED 112). Both SWED 111 and 112 must be taken
to fulfill the language-other-than-English (LOE) requirement of
the BA degree. *6 (for both
terms, 5-0-0). These courses are designed to give basic practical
skills in spoken and written Swedish. The students will study
from a text book plus a reader and practice their skills in a
variety of language situations. Various aspects of Swedish culture
will be presented as part of the multi-media language training.
Swedish will be used to the greatest possible extent in the classroom.
MTWRF 13.00-13.50. Instructor: M. Lindvall lindvall@ualberta.ca [top] SWED
211 is offered in the first term; SWED 212 is offered in the second
term. The courses MUST be taken in sequence (i.e., SWED 211 must
be taken before SWED 212). Both SWED 211 and 212 must be taken
to fulfill the language-other-than-English (LOE) requirement of
the BA degree. *6 ( for both
terms, 4-0-0). In these courses the students will review and build
on the grammar covered in SWED 111 & 112 as well as improve
their skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Swedish.
They will study from a grammar work book and read and discuss
a selection of contemporary fiction and non-fiction texts. As
well, a number of Swedish writers (from August Strindberg onward)
will be introduced, and the students will look at Sweden as reflected
in their works. Swedish is the exclusive language of communication
in the classroom and emphasis is put on presenting a diversity
of texts and language situations.
MWF
9.00-9.50. Lab TBA. Instructor: M. Lindvall lindvall@ualberta.ca
*3 (first
Term, 3-0-0) After a brief overview of the situation of the Scandinavian
countries today there will follow an examination of religious
beliefs in Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the end of the
Viking Age in ca. 1050 A.D. As evidence, such sources as archaeological
finds will be discussed, and this will culminate with an examination
of the literature of the period ca. 900 to ca. 1250 which deals
with the Old Norse religion and legends. The primary texts that
will be read and discussed in class are The Poetic Edda and The
Prose Edda. In addition to Eddic poetry, skaldic poetry will also
be looked at, and there will be an introduction to runic inscriptions.
During the term, class lectures and discussions will be supplemented
with the viewing of a selection of images and videos relevant
to the course material. The aim of the course is to give as true
a picture as possible of pre-Christian Scandinavian religious
beliefs, mythology and legends with emphasis on the Viking Period.
TR 11.30-12.50. Instructor: C. Hale chale@ualberta.ca [top] *3 (second
term, 3-0-0) Following a brief overview of the situation of the
Scandinavian countries today, the history of the area will be
surveyed, covering the period from the Stone Age to 1400 A.D.,
with special emphasis on the Viking Period (ca. 800-1050 A.D.).
To initiate the part of the course that deals with the sagas,
there will be an overview of the various kinds of medieval literature
that has been produced in the Nordic countries. Then there will
be discussion of a selection of family sagas in class which will
include a look at how they reflect life and values, both of the
period in which they are set and the period in which they were
written. Afterward one of the king's sagas will be dealt with.
During the term, class lectures and discussions will be supplemented
with the viewing of a selection of images and videos relevant
to the course material. The aim of the course is to give as true
a picture as possible of the Scandinavian Middle Ages with emphasis
on the Viking Period.
TR 11.30-12.50. Instructor: C. Hale chale@ualberta.ca [top] *3 (second
term, 3-0-0). Nora, Mrs. Alving and Hedda are only three of Henrik
Ibsen's great heroines that have made it onto the world's stages.
In this course we will study nine of Ibsen's famous plays in English
translation, including A Doll House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler.
The focus will primarily be on ideas, themes and characters; however,
we will also discuss Ibsen's use of modern dialogue (including
the retrospective technique) and modern stagecraft. The students
will moreover have the opportunity to view scenes from filmed
performances of some of Ibsen's plays.
TR 12.30-13.50. Instructor: M. Allemano malleman@ualberta.ca [top] *3 (first
term, 3-0-0). In this course students will study various media
(in English translation) which reflect women's lives and voices
in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Samiland. The
course will be taught in English and will not fulfill the language-other-than-English
requirement of the BA degree. The course is cross-listed with
Women's Studies and Comparative Literature.
TR 12:30-13:50.
Instructor: M. Allemano malleman@ualberta.ca SCAND 410 Comparative Scandinavian Grammar and Stylistics *6 (6-0-0)
The intent of the course is essentially twofold: first, to help
students who have had at least two years of university study,
or the equivalent, of Danish, Norwegian or Swedish to acquire
a reading knowledge and an oral comprehension ability of the other
continental Scandinavian languages and give them some exposure
to Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese; and second, to improve the
student's ability to speak, read, write and understand his/her
target language.
TR 2.00-3.20. Instructor: C. Hale chale@ualberta.ca
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