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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Celtic

Postgraduate Course: Scottish Gaelic Dialect Studies (CELT11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe Module will involve students in investigation of the Modern Scottish Gaelic dialects, their distribution, inter-relationships and emergence, together with the inter-relationship between dialects and language register.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a sound understanding of the discipline, concepts and terminology of Gaelic dialect study;
  2. identify the main Gaelic dialect areas in Scotland and explain the reasons for their delineation;
  3. infer a Gaelic speaker's origin based upon key dialectal features;
  4. demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaelic, and the history and development of the Goidelic dialects;
  5. 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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr William Lamb
Tel: (0131 6)50 3624
Email:
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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