Curricular information is subject to change.
Learning Outcomes:
1. understand the orthography of Early Irish
2. deploy a simple basic vocabulary of nouns, verbs and prepositions
3. identify the basic grammatical terms used in the description of Early Irish
4. translate simple sentences from Early Irish into English
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 26 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): In-class 30 min closed-book test: 1. translating Old Irish sentences and parsing each word grammatically; 2. identify the dictionary headword of inflected forms. | Week 5 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): In-class 30 min closed-book test: 1. translating Old Irish sentences and parsing each word grammatically; 2. identify the dictionary headword of inflected forms. | Week 10 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
No |
| Exam (Open Book): 2-hour open-book exam in the form of a Brightspace quiz. Students are given 8 Old Irish sentences adapted from real Old Irish texts. | Week 12, Week 14, Week 15 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive written feedback on completion of assignment.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Roisin McLaughlin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Fangzhe Qiu | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Courtney Selvage | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Joseph Simpson | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |