IR11510 - INTRODUCTION TO OLD IRISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

Module Identifier

IR11510

Module Title

INTRODUCTION TO OLD IRISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Professor Patrick P Sims-Williams

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Dr Simon Rodway

Course delivery

Lecture

11 hours of teaching; 89 hours preparation and revision.

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	2 Hours WRITTEN EXAM	75%
Semester Assessment	CONTINOUS ASSESMENT	25%
Supplementary Exam	2 Hours WRITTEN EXAM	100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

Translate simple sentences from Old Irish;

Read elementary literary texts, and understand their place in the history of Irish literature;

Demonstrate an understanding of some of the basic elements of the Old Irish language.

Brief description

This module is an introduction to the main features of Old Irish (c. 7th - 10th centuries) with study of some representatve and interesting texts. Students will be expected to prepare material on a weekly basis.

Module Content:

In-class presentation of features of Old Irish language.
Introduction to elementary litereary texts.
Weekly tests on graded material prepared by the students.

Module Skills

Problem solving	Grammatical analysis.
Research skills	Use of reference material.
Communication	Written communication.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4