Undergraduate Course: Early Modern Gaelic Prose (CELT10014)
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 |
| Summary | Semester 1 begins with the basics of Early Modern Irish grammar followed by study of selected texts from Bergin's Stories from Keating.
Semester 2 begins with the basics of Early Modern Gaelic palaeography followed by study of selections from the Books of Clanranald.
Course-work consists of (1) background and follow-up general reading of primary and critical material, (2) dictionary and grammar work in preparation for classes, (3) contribution to class translation and discussion the form, content and context of texts as appropriate.
Assessable grammar, 'seen' and 'unseen' translation and manuscript transcription exercises will be set during the course of the year.
The course will be delivered in English.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please note pre-requisite requirements as stated above. Visiting students will be expected to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency in Scottish Gaelic. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| The aims of the course are to develop (1) a facility in handling prose texts of the Early Modern ('Classical') period, (2) an understanding of the grammatical structure of the language of this period, (3) a sense of the variety of prose writing generated in the period, and (4) some direct familiarity with the primary and secondary resources for the study of the period and its literature.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anja Gunderloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1374
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Course secretary | Ms Christina Bould
Tel: (0131 6)50 3622
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