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

Undergraduate Course: Introductory Gaelic (Post-Beginners) (CELT08021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
Taught in Gaelic?Yes
SummaryIntroductory Gaelic (Post-Beginners) aims to give students with a foundational knowledge of Scottish Gaelic a thorough grounding in written and spoken modern Scottish Gaelic by combining an active use of the language with an intellectual understanding of grammatical structure. By the end of the course, students may expect to have gained a good reading and writing knowledge of modern Scottish Gaelic and also to be able to participate in basic conversations.

Course description The course covers foundational topics in Scottish Gaelic language, including grammar work, oral skills development and vocabulary building.

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

read and comprehend simple texts in Scottish Gaelic
write simple texts in Scottish Gaelic on a range of everyday themes
demonstrate comprehension of spoken Scottish Gaelic and respond idiomatically and fluently to a range of questions
demonstrate competence in speaking Scottish Gaelic, using a range of familiar expressions and phrases correctly and fluently
demonstrate understanding of the phonological and grammatical structure of Scottish Gaelic.

This course has a narrow purpose: to allow students enrolled for degrees at Edinburgh who have taken the Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture course (CELT08017) in semester 1 to continue studying Gaelic language in semester 2. We regularly receive requests of this kind but they cannot be accommodated under the existing structure as the year-long introductory Gaelic language course, Gaelic 1A (CELT08004), is a year-long 40-credit course and cannot be joined in semester 2. At the moment, it is possible for visiting students who have taken Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture to enrol in a VS2 version of Gaelic 1A (CELT08018) in the second semester. Creating this new course would create a new pathway for 'home' students.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesCELT08017
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Module tests x 5, 30%;
Homework Assignments 30%;
Online oral assessments 20%;
Communication activities 20%

Feedback Students will receive corrected versions of all class tests and worksheets submitted.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. read and comprehend simple texts in Scottish Gaelic
  2. write simple texts in Scottish Gaelic on a range of everyday themes
  3. demonstrate comprehension of spoken Scottish Gaelic and respond idiomatically and fluently to a range of questions
  4. demonstrate competence in speaking Scottish Gaelic, using a range of familiar expressions and phrases correctly and fluently
  5. demonstrate understanding of the phonological and grammatical structure of Scottish Gaelic.
Reading List
Byrne, Michel. Gràmar na Gàidhlig (Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig).
Ó Maolalaigh, Roibeard. Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks (Birlinn)
Robertson, Boyd and MacDonald, Ian. The Essential Gaelic Dictionary (Teach Yourself Books)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Aspiration and personal development
Research and enquiry
Personal and intellectual autonomy
Personal effectiveness
Communication
KeywordsGaelic
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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