Undergraduate Course: Gaelic Dialectology (CELT10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Summary | This course examines the phenomenon of geographically based linguistic variation in Scottish Gaelic, and also gives some attention to the wider question of a pan-Gaelic dialectal area including Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, and to the implications of modern dialectal patterning for the history of Gaelic. The course will consider (1) questions of definition and theoretical approach, including an introduction to dialectology; (2) scholarship on the Gaelic dialects, including the Linguistic Survey of Scotland; (3) questions of denotation (i.e. phonetic and phonemic representation), including practical training; and (4) research methods, including the assessment of data from Survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to this course is at the discretion of the Course Organiser and will be arranged on a case by case basis by the Visiting Student Office in consultation with the department. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students are required to undertake two assignments: (1) a formal essay on a dialectological topic (2,000-2,500 words), and (2) a presentation delivered in class and then written up (1,500-2,000 words) containing a study of a phonological or other dialect feature, or the characteristics of a specific dialect text or similar. (This year's topics will be given in a separate handout at the beginning of the course.)
The two class-work assignments are each worth 25% and the Degree Examination is worth 50% of the overall mark for the course.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a sound understanding of the discipline, concepts and terminology of Gaelic dialect study;
- identify the main Gaelic dialect areas in Scotland and explain the reasons for their delineation;
- infer a Gaelic speaker's origin based upon key dialectal features;
- demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaelic, and the history and development of the Goidelic dialects;
- demonstrate competence in transferable skills, e.g. close engagement with texts, critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, coherent and clearly structured writing, oral presentation, group discussion and time management.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr William Lamb
Tel: (0131 6)50 3624
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: |
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