Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture (CELT08017)

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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Celtic	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/celtic_gaelic%20courses.htm#glc	Taught in Gaelic?	Yes
Course description	An introduction to the Scottish Gaelic language and the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland. Teaching consists of three one-hour language workshops per week, one one-hour lecture, and a biweekly tutorial.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005)	Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Gaelic Language Workbook, Ł5.00

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Biweekly one-hour tutorial at a time to be arranged.
Course Start Date	16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 147 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture	2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Paper 1	2:00

Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Biweekly one-hour tutorial at a time to be arranged.
Course Start Date	13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 147 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture	2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture	2:00

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture aims to give students with no previous knowledge of Scottish Gaelic a general introduction to the language and a general overview of the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland. By the end of the course, students may expect to have gained a basic competence in spoken and written Scottish Gaelic and to have acquired a general understanding of the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland.

Assessment Information
Weekly language exercises and other written assignments; Final exam (end of semester) 40%; 2 class tests through the semester 25%; 1 essay 25%; oral testing (end of semester) 10%.

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Wilson Mcleod Tel: (0131 6)50 3623 Email: w.mcleod@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Christina Bould Tel: (0131 6)50 3622 Email: Chrisma.Bould@ed.ac.uk