Undergraduate Course: Sgriobhadh A (CELT10026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Summary | This course aims to expand students' knowledge of Gaelic grammar, style, and vocabulary at an advanced level. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
10 language assignments: 80%
2 longer compositions (1000 - 1200 words each): 20%
a) review of a Gaelic book
b) discursive essay from a list of topics, or a piece of creative writing |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- translate advanced texts on a wide range of topics from English into Scottish Gaelic
- write in the upper registers of Scottish Gaelic associated with formal aspects of public life such as broadcasting, administration and government
- identify and produce different registers of Scottish Gaelic and use the idiom and vocabulary appropriate to each
- demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Scottish Gaelic grammar and idiom at an advanced level
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joan MacDonald
Tel:
Email: Joan.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien MacNish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3528
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk |
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