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

Undergraduate Course: Celtic Civilisation 1B (CELT08015)

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
SummaryCeltic languages are presently spoken in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, on the Isle of Man, in Cornwall and in Brittany, as well as in a small number of diasporic communities. This course will explore the emergence of these Celtic speech communities into the historical record in the middle ages, the social, political and cultural forces which have shaped their development, and their current prospects for survival. The impact of the development of central state authorities, the protestant Reformation, wider British and French politics, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the emergence of the modern nation-state, contemporary minority discourses will be considered. Literary and other sources in the various Celtic languages (in translation) will be used to explore these themes. While the focus will be sociolinguistic and literary, linguistic characteristics of the languages will be referred to from time to time.

Visiting and 'outside-subject' students are most welcome on the course. Completion of Celtic Civilisation 1A is not a pre-requisite.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone: Visiting Students are very welcome.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Produce a sound and competent essay, in accordance with the common marking scale.
  2. Demonstrate recognition of the potential and limitations of both primary evidence and modern scholarship in pursuing the study of Celtic societies.
  3. Demonstrate insight into the concept of 'Celticity'.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of the key themes and issues emerging from the study of Celtic societies.
  5. Demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent gathering of relevant evidence pertaining to a posed problem; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; and, independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines.
Reading List
There is a broad selection of readings for each specific topic; recommended textbooks are:

M. J. Ball, J. Fife, The Celtic Languages (London, 2002)
T. Charles-Edwards, After Rome (Oxford, 2010)
J. Davies, A History of Wales (London, 1994)
J. Davies, The Welsh Language: A History (Cardiff, 2014)
A. Doyle, A History of the Irish Language: From the Norman Invasion to Independence (Oxford, 2015) D. Mac-Giolla Chriost. The Irish language in Ireland: from Goídel to globalisation (London, 2005)
V. E. Durkacz, The Decline of the Celtic Languages (Edinburgh, 1984)
S. M. Foster, Picts, Gaels and Scots: Early Historic Scotland (2nd edn: London, 2004)
E. James, Britain in the First Millennium (London, 2001)
K. MacKinnon, Gaelic: A Past and Future Prospect (Edinburgh, 1991)
D. Ó Cróinín, Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200 (London & New York, 1995)
C. W. J. Withers, Gaelic in Scotland, 1689-1984 (Edinburgh, 1984)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements All School guidance is followed concerning accessibility to, and reasonable adjustments to support, students with declared disabilities.
Additional Class Delivery Information Plus tutorial 1 hour, fortnightly
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Robert Dunbar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3621
Email: Rob.Dunbar@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Annie Kelly
Tel:
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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