Postgraduate Course: Early Irish Texts 3 (CLLC11017)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Early Irish Texts 3 is designed 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, and to read texts of interest and relevance to students' special subjects and dissertations. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Early Gaelic and its Texts (CELT11022)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course develops students' awareness of the pronunciation, grammar and syntax of Early Irish, and trains them to read more complex and challenging Early Irish texts, including edited texts without glossaries. |
Assessment Information
Two in-class translation/editorial exercises.
One essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Abigail Burnyeat
Tel: (0131 6)51 1310
Email: Abigail.Burnyeat@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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