Gaelic 1A (VS1) (U02476)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-U02476

An intensive beginners' course in Scottish Gaelic, providing tuition and practice in written and spoken Gaelic. A good deal of private work is needed to meet the requirements of this course.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : CT0047

? Pre-requisites : A pass in at least one modern foreign or classical language at SCE Higher Grade or equivalent evidence of proficiency

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not open to those having the qualifications for Gaelic 1B.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:10	12:00	Room G.22, 16-20 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Other
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	12:00	Other
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Other
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Other
Lecture	Friday	11:10	12:00	Other

? Additional Class Information : An additional language practical hour at a time to be arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Gaelic 1A (Visiting Undergraduates) aims to give students with no previous knowledge of Scottish Gaelic a basic grounding in written and spoken Modern Scottish Gaelic by combining an active use of the language with an intellectual understanding of grammatical structure. By the end of the course, students may expect to have gained a basic reading and writing knowledge of Scottish Gaelic and also to be able to participate in simple conversations.

Assessment Information

Weekly language exercises and other written assignments; one formal examination during the Semester 1 examination period. The examination consists of a 2-hour written paper, a short oral proficiency test and a dictation test.

Final exam (December) 40%; 3 class tests through the semester 40%; Oral testing (December) 10%; Coursework through the semester 10%.