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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Celtic

Undergraduate Course: Early Irish Texts 3 (CELT10011)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Celtic	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/
Course description	- to enable students who have completed at least one year of Early Irish to maintain and develop their familiarity with the language; - to enhance students' text-reading abilities, including dictionary skills; - to develop students confidence in reading texts in both edited and manuscript form; - to widen students' acquaintance with Early Irish literature, including the literature of the Middle Irish period, and texts from outwith the main genres of literature; - to read texts of interest and relevance to students' special subjects and dissertations.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005) AND Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) OR Gaelic 2B (CELT08007)) OR ( Celtic Civilisation 1A (CELT08014) AND Celtic Civilisation 1B (CELT08015) AND Celtic Literature 2A (CELT08012) AND Celtic Literature 2B (CELT08013)) Students MUST have passed: Early Irish Texts 1 (CELT10009) AND Early Irish Texts 2 (CELT10010)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students may substitute CELT08017 Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture for EITHER CELT08014 Celtic Civilisation 1A or CELT08015 Celtic Civilisation 1B.
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Please note pre-requisites as stated above. Visiting students will be expected to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency in a Celtic language and/or knowledge of Celtic Civilisation/literature.
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
preparation and formal translation of nominated texts; informal discussion of subject matter and form of texts being read; more extended treatment of particular aspects of texts being read, including short presentations by students

Assessment Information
A short assignment (1500-2000 words) is due in Week 11 of both semesters, one discursive, the other more technical or linguistic in approach. These will usually evolve from in-class presentations / investigations. The Degree Examination consists of a single 2-hour paper. The weighting of Degree Exam and written work is 50:50.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr A Gunderloch Tel: (0131 6)51 1374 Email: A.Gunderloch@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Dr Christina Strauch Tel: (0131 6)50 3622 Email: c.a.strauch@ed.ac.uk

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