硕士（斯堪的纳维亚研究与英语）

北欧国家的语言，历史，政治和文化对北欧地区以外的地区产生了重大影响。在爱丁堡大学，您将与斯堪的纳维亚语言一起研究过去和现在的斯堪的纳维亚文化。爱丁堡在这一领域的研究享有很高的声誉。定期的研究研讨会和文化活动为学生提供了更多了解斯堪的纳维亚文化和研究的最新发展的机会。您选择专门研究三种主要语言（丹麦语，挪威语或瑞典语）中的哪一种，在学位课程中，您还将获得对其他两种语言的被动了解。您不需要任何语言的先前知识（与商业研究的联合荣誉课程除外），因为课程可供初学者使用。相对较小的班级规模提供了非正式和支持性的学习环
The languages and linguistics of the Scandinavian countries have long had a considerable impact beyond the Nordic region.This flexible joint honours programme gives you the opportunity to learn Danish, Norwegian or Swedish while exploring how the English language has changed over time.Combining the linguistic and cultural study of languages demonstrates that you are a good communicator, a resilient problem solver, and someone open to other cultures and new ideas.Most of our graduates started as complete beginners in the Scandinavian languages, leaving with the blend of broad cultural education and specialist knowledge valued by employers worldwide.Scandinavian languages and cultures are increasingly popular. The region's television, film and literature attract global critical acclaim, and the socio-economic concept of the Nordic Model is widely studied.On our programme, you have the opportunity to develop advanced spoken and written language skills in modern Danish, Norwegian or Swedish while exploring Scandinavian culture, past and present.You do not currently need to know a Scandinavian language. By Year 3, you will have the skills to spend the year abroad in Denmark, Norway or Sweden.While you will specialise in one Scandinavian language over the course of your four years, you will also gain an understanding of the other two we teach to degree level. In Year 2, for example, you can choose to study the similarities and differences between Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.The English language has a well-recorded history of more than 1,000 years, and its changes can be traced through written materials ranging from medieval manuscripts to text messages, and more recently, through recordings of spoken English.Your studies will develop your knowledge and understanding of:the principles of theoretical linguisticsthe way we learn languagethe regional and social variations of language, particularly the English languagemethods of communicationAs part of the programme, you can opt to study the Scots language, which has its own rich linguistic and literary tradition.English Language courses of particular interest to students of Scandinavian Studies cover:the speech sounds of the world's languagesvariation in the languages of the world