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ED1549: IMMERSION IN GAELIC MEDIUM EDUCATION (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Anne Thirkell

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

None.

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

Students will have the opportunity to contribute to course content and structure through student-selected presentation on course topics.
Throughout the course, students are encouraged to value diversity through engagement with others.

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 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Essay in Gaelic on the benefits of bilingualism (1,500 words) (50%). Written presentation of a series of lesson plans reflecting the impact of Curriculum for Excellence on the Gaelic medium classsroom eg literacy across learning; interdisciplinary links; inclusive practice (50%).

Resit: Any of failed aspects above, either essay or lesson plans.

Formative Assessment

Ongoing formative tutor assessment of class contributions and tutor directed activities Peer assessment of class presentations.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided orally in class and on an individual basis by both tutor and peers. Written feedback will be provided for both summative assessments, in sufficient time to be able to be used by students to improve their work (typically within four weeks of hand-in, in line with the University’s guidelines on Assessment http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/quality/section7.shtml). Appropriate and relevant to helping students understand where they have both gained and lost marks, and how to improve their mark (if appropriate). Face to face meetings between tutors and students who have failed.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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