Gwybodaeth am Fodiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Aseiniad ysgrifenedig/Written assignment Regular language exercises 2000 Words | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Arholiad/Exam End of semester exam. 2 Awr | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Aseiniad ysgrifenedig/Written assignment Regular language exercises 2000 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Arholiad/Exam End of semester exam. 2 Awr | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Display detailed knowledge of the main grammatical and syntactical points of Manx.
Employ advanced research skills in the area of Manx language and culture.
Read, with the help of a dictionary, various original prose pieces in Manx from the eighteenth century to the present.
Demonstrate thorough familiarity with the process through which Manx was revived.
Critically analyse the main challenges facing the revival of Manx in the present political and economic environment.
Brief description
Cyflwyniad i’r iaith Fanaweg a’i diwylliant yw'r modiwl yma. Bydd myfyrwyr yn dysgu am hanes yr iaith a’r ffordd mae hi wedi cael ei hadfywio dros y degawdau diwethaf.
Aims
To give students an understanding of the Manx language, its relevance to the wider field of Celtic studies and a knowledge of the Manx revival and the lessons it offers revitalisation efforts worldwide.
Content
1 hour will be devoted to the pronunciation, grammar and structure of Manx, with particular emphasis on how it differs from the other Gaelic languages.
1 hour will be devoted to the discussing readings about the history, culture and sociolinguistic situation of Manx, with particular emphasis on the famous language revival that has taken place on the Isle of Man in recent decades.
Bydd deg dosbarth dwy awr yn y modiwl, a bydd y dosbarthiadau yn cael eu rhannu hanner a hanner:
1 awr yn dysgu'r iaith ei hun – gramadeg, ynganiad, ac ati, gyda phwyslais penodol ar sut mae Manaweg yn debyg neu’n wahanol i’r ieithoedd Gaeleg eraill.
1 awr yn trafod hanes, diwylliant a sefyllfa cyfoes y Fanaweg, ac yn benodol yr adfywiad enwog sydd wedi digwydd yn yr ynys.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Adaptability and resilience | Development of skills such as managing workload, effective time management, and undertaking independent reading. |
| Co-ordinating with others | Students will work together in group discussions, in putting together short conversations making use of their language skills. |
| Creative Problem Solving | Students will respond to the challenge of dealing with grammatical rues, and individual grammatical exercises. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Students will apply critical and analytical thinking to their reading and analysis of scholarship on Manx. |
| Digital capability | Students will make use of a number of online resources including dictionaries, and linguistic corpora, not only in translating material but also in assessing items of literature in terms of register and dialect. |
| Professional communication | Discuss grammatical issues in seminar; be able to explain grammatical errors in the assignments and exercises, and present and discuss items of literature. |
| Real world sense | Students will gain an understanding of another linguistic and cultural context. |
| Reflection | Students will be encouraged to reflect on their performance and progress in language exercises and improve going forward. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will acquire new linguistic sills and specialist knowledge. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6