This is a course for beginners in Gaelic, enabling students to acquire basic language skills in speaking, reading, writing and listening. Students will be introduced to the grammatical framework of the language and will develop appropriate vocabulary through the study of some Gaelic prose texts. No previous knowledge of Gaelic is necessary for this course

Lectures on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 2pm as scheduled on MyCampus; weekly practical class over 21 weeks, time to be arranged

GAELIC1003, GAELIC1004, GAELIC5001

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Fourteen language exercises throughout the year, seven per semester (30%)

■ A class test at the end of Week 11 (15%).

■ Oral examination at the end of semester 1 (10%).

■ A 2-hour written examination at the end of the course in April/May (30%)

■ Oral examination at the end of the course in April/May (15%)

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

■ 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]

This aims to:

■ enable students to acquire basic language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) in Gaelic which will allow them to write and talk about a range of subjects such as themselves, their home, family and holidays;

■ introduce students to a range of appropriate vocabulary and to the grammatical framework of the language;

■  study a range of written Gaelic text

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

■ participate confidently in a conversation in Gaelic on, and write about, a range of subjects, such as personal details, home and family and holidays

■ use a range of course grammar and vocabulary accurately in spoken and written form

■ demonstrate a good level of comprehension of written Gaelic texts.