Undergraduate Course: Traditional Song - Gaelic (SCET10025)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/ |
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| Course description |
The course will focus on Gaelic song and its role in society. The approach will be thematic, and the areas to be addressed will include song and sense of place, religion, the emigrant experience, the role of the township bard, and community and labour. The overall aim will be to show how song interacts with the community. Performance will be emphasised, and the course will draw on recordings housed in the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh as well as on live sung examples. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Conference Room, 1st Floor, 27 George Square |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have:
- gained an enhanced view of the role of Gaelic song in the community
- explored case-studies of songs which are relevant to each of the themes presented in the semester
- gained an understanding of the ways in which Gaelic song has developed in response to community and individual needs
- engaged with a range of key texts which deal with the subject of Gaelic song
- become familiar with a range of relevant scholarship on the themes covered in the semester
- gained confidence in presenting the results of personal study and research in oral and written form. |
Assessment Information
One essay of approximately 3,000 words (35%)
One oral presentation (15%)
Degree examination (50%) |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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