Module Identifier IR10620  
Module Title INTRODUCTION TO MODERN IRISH LANGUAGE 1  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr William J Mahon  
Semester Semester 1  
Mutually Exclusive IR11220 , GC10620  
Course delivery Lecture   33 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Oral Examination:   20%  
  Semester Assessment   Continuous Assessment: weekly/fortnightly assessments/tests   20%  
  Supplementary Assessment   written examination   100%  

Learning outcomes

On successfully completing this module:

1. You will be able to use the Irish verb 'to be' in the present, past, and future tenses.
2. You will be able to use the noun in the nominative and accusative cases, and also as the object of a preposition.
3. You will be able to use the pronouns correctly.
4. You will be able to use the regular and irregular verbs in the past tense.
5. You will be able to use numbers and to tell the time.
6. You will be able to use the most common verbal noun constructions.
7. You will be able to use some of the most basic copula constructions.
8. You will be able to hold a simple conversation in Irish using the above-mentioned grammatical and syntactical points.

Brief description

Introduction to spoken and written Irish for complete beginners.