This course is designed to build on Sgilean Cànain 3 in further developing students' language skills in a variety of ways; through reading, translation, reviews and prècis; also through listening, debating and presentations.

Two one-hour classes per week over two semesters.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Language Exercises (x5) 30%

■ Oral Presentation (10m) 10%

■ Oral examination (15m) 20%

■ Exam 40%

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

■ A recorded presentation as an alternative to the oral presentation.

■ Online oral language exam via video link with marker as alternative to oral examinations.

■ There is no alternative to the written assessments, but flexible deadlines or extra time 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]

The aims of this course are:

■ to further encourage students to take responsibility for developing their own Gaelic language skills - both written and oral - and to identify new strategies for doing so.

■ to encourage students to read as widely as possible in Gaelic, particularly in relation to the media, Gaelic language bodies and government bodies.

■ to provide opportunities for students to improve their written and spoken Gaelic, particularly in relation to contemporary issues.

■ to increase students' awareness of Gaelic usage, particularly in the media, internet and by offical bodies.

■ to support students in becoming confident and highly articulate communicators in Gaelic.

At the end of this course students will be able:

■ to communicate effectively, confidently and with a high degree of accuracy in Gaelic in a wide range of registers, both orally and in writing.

■ to accurately translate texts of a high level of difficulty into Gaelic.

■ to concisely and accurately summarise Gaelic texts in Gaelic

■ to write pieces of sustained prose in Gaelic on contemporary issues.

■ to deliver clear, fluent and informative oral presentations in Gaelic.

■ to correct and edit contemporary Gaelic texts such as news reports and newspaper columns.