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Dutch literature: Middle Ages
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| Course Code : | 1014FLWTLN | | Study domain: | Literature | | Semester: | Semester: 1st semester
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| | Contact hours: | 30 | | Credits: | 4 | | Study load (hours): | 112 | | Contract restrictions: | Exam contract not possible
| | Language of instruction : | Dutch
| | Exam period: | exam in the 1st semester
| | Tutor(s) | Frank Willaert
Maartje De Wilde
Alexia Lagast
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1. Prerequisites
At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
An active knowlegde of :- General knowledge of the use of a PC and the Internet
Specific prerequisites for this course:
The student should be able to read texts in Middle Dutch and possess a basic knowledge of the history of Middle Dutch literature. Students who would like to choose this course, but who are not sure whether they meet the prerequisites are kindly invited to get in touch with prof. Willaert (frank.willaert@ua.ac.be), preferably before the start of the course, for a noncommittal talk.
2. Learning outcomes
The student should know how to define a problem in the field of Middle Dutch literature, how to find and critically deal with the relevant publications and how to write down his findings in a clear, succinct but captivating way, showing at the same time that he is acquainted with the rules of scholarly reporting.
3. Course contents
"Wikimedioneerlandistiek" Within only a few years of its introduction, the Internet has become the most important encyclopedia in the world. This also holds true for the field of Middle Dutch literature. In this seminar, we want to evaluate the much-used Wikipedia internet encyclopedia: what is the place of Middle Dutch literature in that encyclopedia, and what is the quality of the information? We also intend to correct and update articles if necessary and even to fill gaps by writing new ones. This year, we shall deal with a travel book dating from the end of the 15th century: Tvoyage van Mher Joos van Ghistele. Joos van Ghistele was a Flemish nobleman who traveled from 1481 till 1485 extensively in the Holy Land, in Asia Minor, Arabia and the eastern part of North Africa. Every participant will have to study one or more special problems in relation to this travelogue, report his or her findings to his or her fellow students and write a paper on them. All the papers will be collected in a book. The group as a whole will make a Dutch Wikipedia-article on Tvoyage, which will be published on the internet.
4. Teaching method
Class contact teaching: SeminarsTutorials
Personal work: Assignments:IndividuallyAssignments:In groupCasussen: IndividuallyCasussen: In group
Project-based work:Individually
Project-based work:In group
5. Assessment method and criteria
Continuous assessment: AssignmentsParticipation in classroom activities
Portfolio: Without oral presentation
Presentation
6. Study material
Required reading
- R.J.G.A.A. Gaspar (ed.), Ambrosius Zeebout. Tvoyage van Mher Joos van Ghistele (Hilversum: Verloren, 1998). De tekst is te vinden op de site van de dbnl: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/zeeb002tvoy01_01/
Optional reading
The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
7. Contact information
frank.willaert@ua.ac.be , alexia.lagast@ua.ac.be and maartje.dewilde@ua.ac.be
(+)last update: 03/05/2012 11:17 frank.willaert
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