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- construct short descriptive and narrative written texts to convey basic information related to everyday topics;- communicate in basic everyday interactions;- engage with simple written texts and audio material;- demonstrate a basic knowledge of grammar
Indicative Module Content:Basic communicative functions: identifying onself by name and place of origin; likewise for other people; speaking about work and hobbies; indicating preferences; describing the weather; and various others as time allows.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Small Group | 36 |
Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 34 |
Total | 100 |
No prior learning
Learning Exclusions:Students who have studied Irish to Junior/Leaving Certificate level, or who have studied the language to a comparable standard, should not take this module and will not be assessed in this module.
Learning Recommendations:No prior learning
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: End of Trimester Examination | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Autonomous task to demonstrate langauge skills | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Project: Project to assess oral and listening comprehension skills | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided when continuous assessment activities are being returned to students.
Name | Role |
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Mr Stephen O'Brien | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |