A course for those who have some ability and/or qualifications in Gaelic, which will further develop their skills in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Students are, through the medium of both Gaelic and English, introduced to a range of modern Gaelic poetry and prose, and are encouraged to develop their analytical, study and essay-writing skills; furthermore, students will study the historical development of Gaelic in Scotland and that of the social context of the literature they will study.

Lectures on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, at 1pm over 19 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus; weekly practical class over 20 weeks; time to be arranged. 

1 lecture per week in semester 2 on Friday at 2pm over 9 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

Gaelic 1 Advanced (GAELIC1001); Gaelic 1 Beginners (GAELIC1003)

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Essay (1000 words) - 25%

■ 10 Language exercises (5 summative) - 25%

■ Oral examination (10 minutes) -20%

■ Exam (90 mins) - 30%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the written assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ An online oral examination via video link with marker as an alternative to the oral exam.

■ There is no alternative to the exam, but extra time/alternative space can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

■ build on and develop existing Gaelic language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking);

■ introduce students to a range of poetry and prose;

■ develop an understanding of the historical and social context of the literature studied;

■ adopt an integrated approach to language practice and oral classes which will reinforce vocabulary and grammar;

■ encourage the development of appropriate study skills.

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

■ converse and write with increased fluency in Gaelic on a range of topics;

■ translate a range of texts from English to Gaelic with a reasonable degree of accuracy;

■ translate and discuss aspects of a range of seen Gaelic poetry and prose;

■ translate an unseen Gaelic passage of average difficulty into English;

■ explain some of the developments in Gaelic literature up to the twentieth century;

■ select and use appropriate reference works.