This course further develops the skills of students who took Gaelic 1B in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Students will be introduced to a range of modern poetry and prose in Gaelic; will be encouraged to develop the appropriate analytical, study and essay-writing skills to take them further with the language, and will also be introduced to aspects of Gaelic phonetics.

Lectures and practical class on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, at 1pm over 20 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Gaelic 2 (Advanced) (GAELIC2001)

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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 minutes) - 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 language examination via video link with marker as an alternative to the oral exams.

■ 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 Gaelic language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) acquired in Gaelic 1B;

■ introduce students to a wide range of poetry from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries;

■ read and discuss a range of fiction and non-fiction Gaelic texts from the twentieth century;

■ study some of the main genres and trends in Gaelic literature since the sixteenth century;

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

■ introduce students to aspects of Gaelic linguistics.

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

■ converse and write accurately in Gaelic on a range of topics such as education, health and the media

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

■ translate a range of seen Gaelic poetry and to comment on aspects of theme and style;

■ translate and discuss a range of seen Gaelic prose texts, also translate an unseen Gaelic passage of average difficulty;

■ outline the main trends in Gaelic literature;discuss the work of some of the main figures in Gaelic literature

■ describe and discuss various aspects of Gaelic grammar.