Instructor: Prof. Arthur Bahr View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/courses/21l-601j-old-english-and-beowu… YouTube Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61XcBw73jdcpN… *Please note that videos are only available for lectures 2–9. Session 9 included discussion of the mock exam answers and is currently unavailable for viewing. The remaining sessions of the course contain much more workshopping and were not filmed.* This course is an intensive introduction to Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), the ancestor of modern English that was spoken in England ca. 600–1100. In the first half of the term, students use short prose texts to study the basics of Old English grammar. They go on to read short poems, and conclude by tackling portions of the epic Beowulf in the last third of the term. Assessment is based upon translation work, daily vocabulary quizzes, and three exams. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at ocw.mit.edu/comments.