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CE1536: MODERN IRISH LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS 2 (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

Course Aim

This course aims to give students a continuation of their study of the modern Irish language, and will encourage conversations in Irish on more advanced topics.

Main Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  1. understand at a more advanced level the grammatical structures of the modern Irish language;
  2. read and comprehend more complex passages in Irish; and
  3. hold more challenging conversations in Irish.

Course Content

This course covers the grammatical structures of the modern Irish language at a more advanced level than Modern Irish Language for Beginners 1, including continued study of pronunciation and further analysis of the dialects of Irish. Students will be encouraged to practise conversation in Irish on more challenging topics

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

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Aideen M. A. O'Leary

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

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?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Course Aim

This course aims to give students a continuation of their study of the modern Irish language, and will encourage conversations in Irish on more advanced topics.

Main Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  1. understand at a more advanced level the grammatical structures of the modern Irish language;
  2. read and comprehend more complex passages in Irish; and
  3. hold more challenging conversations in Irish.

Course Content

This course covers the grammatical structures of the modern Irish language at a more advanced level than Modern Irish Language for Beginners 1, including continued study of pronunciation and further analysis of the dialects of Irish. Students will be encouraged to practise conversation in Irish on more challenging topics

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


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

Two language tests, midterm and end of term -- 20% each = (40%)

Two translation exercises -- 20% each = (40%)

group project (10%)

oral assessmen (10%)

Re-sit:

Take-home examination 100%

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualRememberILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.
 

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