Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture (CELT08017)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Taught in Gaelic?	Yes
Summary	An introduction to the Scottish Gaelic language and the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland. Teaching consists of three one-hour language workshops per week, one one-hour lecture, and a biweekly tutorial.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005)	Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Gaelic Language Workbook, Ł5.00

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 147 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Weekly language exercises and other written assignments; Final exam (end of semester) 50%; 2 class tests through the semester 25%; 1 essay 25%.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture		2:00

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 147 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Weekly language exercises and other written assignments; Final exam (end of semester) 50%; 2 class tests through the semester 25%; 1 essay 25%.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture		2:00

Learning Outcomes
Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture aims to give students with no previous knowledge of Scottish Gaelic a general introduction to the language and a general overview of the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland. By the end of the course, students may expect to have gained a basic competence in spoken and written Scottish Gaelic and to have acquired a general understanding of the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/celtic_gaelic%20courses.htm#glc
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information	Biweekly one-hour tutorial at a time to be arranged.
Keywords	Not entered