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GH3564: THE GAELIC NOVEL A (2018-2019)

Last modified: 31 Aug 2021 12:09


Course Overview

The course will involve two hours per week of reading, analysing and discussing several of the most important Gaelic novels of the twentieth (and twenty-first) century.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Moray Watson

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Programme Level 3

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will involve two hours per week of reading, analysing and discussing several of the most important Gaelic novels of the twentieth (and twenty-first) century.

Level 4: The course will involve two hours per week of reading, analysing and discussing several of the most important Gaelic novels of the twentieth (and twenty-first) century. Students will also be engaged in directed self-study outside of class, which will involve substantial amounts of additional reading in fields such as the literature of other languages, history, biography, social commentary, philosophy, critical practice and critical theory.

Further Information & Notes

This course may not be taken as part of a graduating curriculum with its counterpart in the other half of Honours.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Two written exercises (10% each); one 2,000 word essay (70%); seminar mark (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is based on students' performance in class. Students also prepare seminar papers each week, which are discussed during classes.

Feedback

Students are given constructive feedback during classes. Feedback is also written onto their assessed exercises and handed back to them.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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