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This course considers Gaelic identity from the Middle Ages to the present. It explores themes such as language, culture, ethnicity, nationalism and sustainability through the study of various linguistic, literary, onomastic, historical and archaeological sources. The course focusses on Gaelic-speakers in Scotland but includes comparison and contrast with parts of the Scottish Gaelic diaspora, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

10x1hr lectures, 10x1hr seminars per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus. This is one of the Honours options in Gaelic and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Celtic & Gaelic, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

GAELIC4049

HIST4248

None

Essay (1,500 words) - 40%

Report: two text analyses (2x750 words) - 40%

Oral assessment & presentation: seminar presentation (10 minutes) - 20%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course aims to:

■ Provide students with an overview of Gaelic identity from the Middle Ages to the present

■ Introduce students to the way in which analytical tools used in the Humanities can be applied to this topic, encouraging independent learning, peer engagement and multidisciplinarity

■ Encourage the development of graduate attributes by fostering critical thinking and effective communication

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Engage critically with the development of Gaelic identity from the Middle Ages to the present

■ Discuss critically a number of primary sources relating to Gaelic identity

■ Engage critically with academic and popular discourses regarding Gaelic identity and nationhood

■ Apply a range of analytical tools to materials relating to this complex topic

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.