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

Undergraduate Course: Modern Irish Texts (CELT10052)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
Taught in Gaelic?Yes
SummaryThis course is an intensive introduction to Modern Irish for students with a good knowledge of Scottish Gaelic. The course begins with a systematic analysis of the linguistic differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, principally in relation to grammar but with some attention to phonology. Students are then introduced to a range of Irish texts in a variety of genres, mostly from the 20th and 21st centuries, but with some older material, including texts from the end of the Early Modern period (e.g. Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn). The course provides a foundation for several Honours courses in Celtic, including Irish Poetry 1600-2000 (CELT10015), Early Modern Gaelic Prose (CELT10014), The History of the Gaelic Languages (CELT10024) and The Gaelic Languages: Modernisation and Standardisation (CELT10039).
Course description Weeks 1-4 will consist of a systematic analysis of the linguistic differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, principally in relation to grammar but with some attention to phonology. In Weeks 5-10 students are introduced to a range of Irish texts in a variety of genres, mostly from the 20th and 21st centuries, but with some older material, including texts from the end of the Early Modern period (e.g. Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn).
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005)) AND ( Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) OR Gaelic 2B (CELT08007))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesAll visiting students must have a good knowledge of Scottish Gaelic.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 language exercises (12.5% each) and one 2-hour final exam (75%).
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to:
- demonstrate a good understanding of the structural differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, especially in relation to noun and verb morphology and to lexis
- demonstrate a good understanding of the principal phonological differences between Scottish Gaelic and Irish (with due attention to dialectal variation in Irish)
- be able to read and critically analyse a range of Modern Irish texts.

Reading List
Stenson, Nancy (2008). Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook. London: Routledge.

Stenson, Nancy (2008). Intermediate Irish: A Grammar and Workbook. London: Routledge.

Wong, Donna (2004). A Learner's Guide to Irish. Dublin: Cois Life.

Denvir, Gearóid, et al., eds (2000). Rogha an Chéid. Inverin: Cló Iar-Chonnachta.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Study Abroad N/A
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Wilson McLeod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3623
Email: w.mcleod@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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