According to Professor McGillivray, the course objectives are as follows:
"The central objective of this course for you is to gain enough understanding of the linguistic structures of Old English that you will be able immediately after the course to read just about any passage of Old English prose using a dictionary. You should also be able to start to read Old English poetry, especially the simpler passages."
In order to study online, students must have a modern browser and install Real Audio on their computers.
