Postgraduate Course: Advanced Gaelic: Translating Technical Prose (CELT11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Celtic |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Course description | The Module will involve students in an examination of how technical prose (eg. linguistic, sociological, legal, administrative) has been received into Gaelic, and the practical and theoretical issues surrounding its translation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will emerge from the course with an understanding of the challenges of translating technical prose into Gaelic, and some practical experience of surmounting those challenges. |
Assessment Information
| A written assignment of 2000-3000 words, counting as 100% of the final course mark. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wilson Mcleod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3623
Email: w.mcleod@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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