GH2008: GAELIC LANGUAGE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 2A

GH2008: GAELIC LANGUAGE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 2A (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27

Course Overview

This course follows on from GH1509 and is a language course for students who entered university with a native speaker qualification in Gàidhlig. The course will continue to develop students' written competencies in two one-hour language classes a week with a special focus on achieving grammatical accuracy.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	None.	Sustained Study	Yes
Co-ordinators	Dr Michelle MacLeod

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Each week, students will take one hour of formal language work and hour of language extension work. The formal language work will be designed to increase students' confidence in using higher-register language and will help students to improve their knowledge and understanding of accurate models of morphological and syntactic structures. The extension work will typically include reading texts, translation and writing about a wide range of topics in preparation for Honours study. Students will be required to submit regular and extensive written formative assignments in addition to their assessed work.

Further Information & Notes

Not to be included in a graduating curriculum with GH2007 or GH2009.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Examination (50%); in-course assessment (3 language exercises) (30%); essay (20%).

Resit: Written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

3 formative assessments of different aspects of written Gaelic language; 3 formative assessments of Gaelic grammar; and 1 formative assessment each of oral / aural Gaelic language.

Feedback

The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in written language classes; oral classes; and grammar classes.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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