An Announcement of a planned Scottish Literature Computer
Package.
The material described below is to be made available on disc
and CD. Please conntact me if you are interested in any aspect
of the proposal. All comments gladly recieved.
TIA
Jean Anderson
jganders@human.gla.ac.uk
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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
DEPARTMENT OF SCOTTISH LITERATURE
NEW ELECTRONIC TEXT PACKAGE: AN INTRODUCTION
TO SCOTTISH LITERATURE
THE COURSE
This course is a comprehensive study of Scottish Literature from
the Middle Ages till the present day. It is divided into three
historical periods: Medieval and Renaissance Literature 1375-
1625; Poetry and Fiction 1750-1900 and Poetry, Fiction and
Drama since 1920. The material covers the great representative
works of Scottish Literature - the poetry of Robert Burns, the
novels of Sir Walter Scott - in more depth than is available in
other histories. The material also introduces readers to works
which have been neglected but are now being rehabilitate by
modern critical effort. In addition, some areas selected for study
and some of the criticism itself is new and ground-breaking. The
course provides width and depth of study and has a fresh, vibrant
approach.
ITS HISTORY
The course is based on learning materials written for the degree of
Distance-Taught Master of Philosophy which the Department has
been offering since 1989. The material on which the course is
based was written by members of the Department and represents
the largest coherent body of Scottish literary and language
criticism in existence. Because the course has been taught over a
number of years now, it is established both academically and
pedagogically.
ITS USES
The course is completely self-standing. Its exciting interactive
nature allows students to check their own understanding, prompts
them to consider other issues and enables them to measure their
progress. It could be used as part of existing courses in Literature
in English or it may be of interest to those wishing to take a
general interest in Scottish Literature further.
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Jean Anderson, Project Manager
STELLA
(Software for Teaching English Language & Literature)
University of Glasgow, 6 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QH
0141 330 4980
jganders@human.gla.ac.uk
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