? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01890

The Module will involve students in an examination of how technical prose (eg. linguistic, sociological, legal, administrative) has been received into Gaelic, and the practical and theoretical issues surrounding its translation.

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of an Honours degree programme in Scottish Gaelic language/literature.

Home subject area

Celtic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Students will emerge from the course with an understanding of the challenges of translating technical prose into Gaelic, and some practical experience of surmounting those challenges.

A written assignment of 2000-3000 words, counting as 100% of the final course mark.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Mhairi Bingham
Tel : (0131 6)50 4167
Email : Mhairi.Bingham@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof William Gillies
Tel : (0131 6)50 3621
Email : w.gillies@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/