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Fall Term Old English
Sign-up below for the Fall term. Registrations close August 10th.
If you want to read the literature of the Anglo-Saxons in its original language, this is the course for you. Begin your Old English studies with this groundbreaking new course. You will learn Old English vocabulary and grammar by reading a newly written graded reader designed to delight with its charming narrative, to educate about medieval England, but most of all, to instruct students in the fundamentals of the Old English language. In our live sessions students will put what they have learned into practice and use Old English actively in conversational activities that will allow them to internalize the language’s vocabulary and grammar.
- Cost: $850
- Course Details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Begins week of September 1st
Continue your Old English studies in this groundbreaking new course. You will continue to learn Old English vocabulary and grammar by reading a newly written graded reader designed to delight with its charming narrative, to educate about medieval England, but most of all, to instruct students in the fundamentals of the Old English language. You will also take your first dip into primary sources written in Old English. In our live sessions you will continue to put what they have learned into practice and use Old English actively in conversational activities that will allow them to internalize the language’s vocabulary and grammar.
Not offered Fall 2024.
In this course, you will read an assortment of authentic, unadapted primary texts in Old English, carefully selected for your reading level, all the while gaining comfort with the language’s grammar and adding to your store of vocabulary. You will read widely across the genres of Old English prose literature, including both secular and religious works. You will also get your first taste of Old English poetry. Reading selections include excerpts from “The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” and “The Battle of Maldon.”
- Cost: $725
- Course Details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Begins week of September 1st
In this course, you will continue reading a selection of unadapted primary texts in Old English. The main goal of this course is to accustom you to reading Old English prose and poetry in larger and larger chunks, all the while building your vocabulary. Aside from being carefully selected to match your reading level, the texts also serve as an introduction to Old English heroic literature, both in prose and poetry. Reading selections include a prose account of the fantastic life and adventures of St. Andrew, the heroic poem Andreas (on the same topic), as well as the classic elegiac poems The Wanderer and The Seafarer. After this course, you will be ready to progress to the advanced sequence of courses, in which you will read the crown jewel of Old English literature: Beowulf.
Not offered Fall 2024.
In this course, you will begin reading the greatest Old English poem in its original language. This course covers the first half of the poem, consisting of approximately 1600 lines of verse. As we read, we will explore the rich world the poem paints for us, delving not only into the poem itself but also its historical, religious, linguistic, mythological, and literary context.
- Cost: $725
- Course Details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Begins week of September 1st
In this course, you will continue reading the greatest Old English poem in its original language. This course covers the second half of the poem, consisting of approximately 1600 lines of verse. As we read, we will continue to explore the intricate and mysterious world of Beowulf, enjoying the poem not only for its historical, religious, linguistic, and mythological value, but also because it’s one of the world’s great stories.
- Cost: $725
- Course Details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Begins week of September 1st
Interested in one-on-one instruction? Do you have a particular course of study you’d like to follow? Have a unique schedule that requires odd meeting times for class hours? If a regular class won’t work for you for whatever reason, we can design a one-on-one Tutorial to meet your needs.
What You Need to Know
- Classes run on a trimester basis.
- Fall: September – December
- Spring: January – April
- Summer: May – August
- Classes are live, online classes run by ALI’s Old English Fellows. Learn Old English from anywhere.
- You can skip the semester system. With one-on-one Tutorials, you can set up your own class schedule with an ALI professor.
- We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love your first Anglo-Saxon class, we guarantee a 100% refund. After that, in weeks 2 – 4, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis, based on however many class sessions you’ve attended. We cannot issue refunds after the fourth week of classes.
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