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IR40270

Academic Year 2024/2025

An Dioscúrsa Baineann i bhFilíocht an Ochtú Céad Déag (IR40270)

Subject:
Irish
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Irish, Celtic Stud & Folklore
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Staidéar ar fhilíocht a thugann léargas ar bhunriachtanais an duine aonair, go háirithe ar riachtanais na mban, i bpobal na hÉireann san ochtú céad déag. Staidéar faoi leith ar sholaoidí den agallamh fileata agus den dearbhú i bhfilíocht na Gaeilge. Mionléamh ar Cúirt an Mheán Oíche le Brian Merriman fara téacsaí eile. Staidéar ar fhriotal na ndánta féin d'fhonn teacht i ngiorracht éigin d'aigne na bhfilí a chum iad. Trácht a dhéanamh ar na fadhbanna sóisialta ba chás leis na filí san am úd, agus ar mhacallaí téamúla / teanga an ábhair.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Eolas ar théamaí a bhí coitianta i bhfilíocht na Gaeilge ón ochtú céad déag. Tuiscint ar dhá genre thábhachtacha sa tréimhse úd, i.e. ar an agallamh fileata agus ar an dearbhú. Tuiscint ar cad ba bhunús leis an nguth áititheach baineann atá go láidir sna dánta féin. Eolas ar chleachtaí sóisialta an chultúir choitinn san ochtú céad déag in Éirinn. Léargas a fháil ar phróiséas na ceapadóireachta fileata féin.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22

Specified Learning Activities

8

Autonomous Student Learning

200

Total

230


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Léachtaí; scríbhneoireacht chriticiúil; foghlaim athmhachnamhach; seimineáir aonair.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Ardchaighdeán Gaeilge idir léamh agus scríobh; bunchéim dara onóracha grád 1 (ar a laghad) sa Ghaeilge nó a comhionann.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Cur i láthair ó bhéal / seimineár Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Aiste, 3,000 focal ar a laghad. Week 15 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive a general overall class based feedback via email or in class. Students can then meet individually with the module coordinator to receive individual feedback if they wish. Please note that you must not submit contents generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies as part of your coursework, assignment, and assessment submitted to this module. This falls in line with the ‘RED’ category of the College of A&H’s ‘AI traffic light’ system. Further information on the traffic light system is on the College AI Futures website. Apart from contents directly generated by AI, uses of AI technologies in the following fields are also not permitted in any assignment, assessment or thesis: Correction: Correct spelling, grammar and punctuation Translation: Translate passages of text Citation: Arrange references according to a particular citation style Improvement: Improve the style and tone of writing Feedback: Get feedback on drafts Unpacking: Unpack an assignment prompt to better understand it Brainstorming: Brainstorm a topic to gather a range of approaches Planning: Generate a research plan Structuring: Devise a structure for a piece of writing based on an abstract, introduction, or general ideas Revision: Revise a piece of writing If you submit AI-generated content, the submission may be marked as FAILED. You may also be in breach of the UCD Student Plagiarism Policy

Téacsleabhar:
Liam P. Ó Murchú (eag.), Cúirt an Mheon-Oíche le Brian Merríman (1982).

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