Language Shift and Language Revitalisation in the Gàidhealtachd (P01887)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01887

The module will consider the patterns and trajectories of Gaelic-English language shift in the Gaidhealtachd from c.1750 to the present and assess the nature of the Gaelic revitalisation movements that have appeared. Particular emphasis will be given to the so-called ?Gaelic renaissance? of recent decades.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Entry to the M.Sc.(T) Highland Studies

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Celtic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students can be expected to acquire an understanding the patterns and trajectories of Gaelic-English language shift in the Gaidhealtachd from c.1750 to the present and assess the nature of the Gaelic revitalisation movements that have appeared, with particular reference to the so-called ?Gaelic renaissance? of recent decades.

Assessment Information

Students will be required to submit one individual essay of c. 3000 words, to be handed in on the last Monday of the semester in which the course is run. The essay mark will count as 100% of the final course mark.