GAELIC LANGUAGE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 1

GAELIC LANGUAGE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 1
Course Code
CE 1023
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Ms M MacIver

Pre-requisites

Pass in Gaelic (Native Speakers) Higher.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with CE 1021 or CE 1022.

Overview

By the end of the course, students will have acquired a deeper understanding of the functioning of their own language, particularly some of its many sociolinguistic variables, basic skills of textual analysis, translation and presentation, as applied to a variety of literary and non-literary contexts.

Structure

2 one-hour language classes and 1 one-hour oral practice class per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Essay (20%); 4 language exercises (60%); oral presentation (20%). A satisfactory level of performance in course work will exempt candidates from the examination.

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and an oral examination (30%).