Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
IR32500
Module Title
Modern Irish (Language and Literature) 3+4
Academic Year
2019/2020
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 40 x 1 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay Exercises | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | Oral Examination | 10% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment | language exercises | 20% |
| Supplementary Assessment | oral examination | 10% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours | 70% |
Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this module:
1. You will be able to hold an extended conversation in Irish with confidence.
2. You will be able to follow more complicated lectures in Irish.
3. You will be able to discuss your reading through the medium of Irish.
4. You will be able to write a sophisticated essay in Irish.
5. You will have read (a) selected short stories by the major twentieth-century authors and (b) a sampling of poetry from the period 1700-2000.
6. You will be able to discuss the social and literary context of your reading selections.
Brief description
Language classes on Irish dialects, phonology, morphology, and on standard Irish. Translation work. Literary studies of the twentieth-century Irish novel, and the development of the autobiography in Irish.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6