Module Identifier IR32520  
Module Title MODERN IRISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE) 3+4  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Dr William Mahon  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Pre-Requisite IR22120  
Course delivery Lecture   44 Hours  
Assessment Oral examination     20%  
  Essay   exercises   10%  
  Exam   2 Hours   70%  

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.

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.