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 languageOverview
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%).