Modern Gaelic for Postgraduates (A)

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Modern Gaelic for Postgraduates (A)
Course Code
CE5016
Credit Points
30
Course Coordinator
Dr Aideen O'Leary

Pre-requisites

Available only to registered postgraduate students

Notes

This course is intended only for beginners and is not available to candidates who have previously taken courses in Gaelic language

Overview

This is an intensive language course for students who have little or no previous knowledge of Gaelic. It concentrates on the acquisition of basic grammar and vocabulary, and on the development of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Structure

Four one-hour classes per week.

Assessment

A two-hour examination (40%), an essay of approx. 2,000-2,500 words on aspect(s) of the Gaelic language, e.g. phonology, morphology, syntax or comparative philology (20%), 4 language exercises (5% each), and oral assessment (20%).