Module Identifier IR10710  
Module Title INTRODUCTION TO MODERN IRISH LANGUAGE 2  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr William J Mahon  
Semester Semester 2  
Pre-Requisite IR10620 or equivalent standard  
Mutually Exclusive IR11220 , GC10720  
Course delivery Lecture   22 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours written   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Oral Examination:   20%  
  Semester Assessment   Continuous Assessment: weekly/fortnightly assessments/tests   20%  
  Supplementary Assessment   written exam   100%  

Learning outcomes

On successfully completing this module:

1. You will be able to use the noun in the genitive case.
2. You will be able to use the personal forms of the preposition.
3. You will be able to use the Irish verb 'to be' in the present habitual, future, and conditional tenses.
4. You will be able to use the regular and irregular verbs in the present habitual, future, and conditional tenses.
5. You will be able to use the comparative degrees of the adjective.
6. You will be able to hold a more extended conversation in Irish using the above-mentioned grammatical and syntactical points.
7. You will know something about the oral literary tradition (e.g. songs, rhymes, anecdotes) of the Gaeltacht.

Brief description

Introduction to spoken and written Irish for complete beginners, building on IR10620.