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EMIR10010

Academic Year 2024/2025

Introduction to Early Irish I (EMIR10010)

Subject:
Early Irish
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Irish, Celtic Stud & Folklore
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Fangzhe Qiu
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will introduce students to basic aspects of Early Irish grammar, phonology, orthography and syntax. Students will develop a basic vocabulary including nouns, verbs and prepositions through the completion of graded exercises. Previous experience of learning languages would be an advantage.


About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

1. This module will introduce students to basic aspects of Early Irish grammar, phonology, orthography and syntax. Students will develop a basic vocabulary including nouns, verbs and prepositions through the completion of graded exercises. Previous experience of learning languages would be an advantage.


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 Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

26
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Lectures

24
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Structured lectures supplemented by grammatical exercises.

Please note that you must NOT submit contents generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies as part of your assignment, assessment or thesis submitted to this module or degree..

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 you may be in breach of the UCD Academic Integrity Policy.
If you are not sure whether your submission conforms to the school policy, please consult your module coordinator.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
CCIV30070 - Introduction to Early Irish 1


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): In-class 30 min close-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 close-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

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

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be provided with wirtten feedback on completion of assignments.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Fangzhe Qiu Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 Thurs 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 Tues 11:00 - 11:50
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