Introduction to Manx Langauge and Culture

Module Identifier: IR30020
Module Title: Introduction to Manx Langauge and Culture
Academic Year: 2027/2028
Semester: Semester 2
Co-ordinator: Dr Ben O Ceallaigh
Reading List: View on Aspire
Exclusive (Any Acad Year): IR20020
Other Staff

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Aseiniad ysgrifenedig/Written assignment: Regular language exercises 2000 Words	40%
Semester Exam	Arholiad/Exam: 2 Hours End of semester exam. 2 Awr	60%
Supplementary Assessment	Aseiniad ysgrifenedig/Written assignment: Regular language exercises 2000 Words	40%
Supplementary Exam	Arholiad/Exam: 2 Hours 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

This module offers students an introduction to the main features of the Manx language and its associated culture, including the history of the language and discussion of the famous revival of the language that has occurred in recent decades.

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

This module will consist of ten two-hour sessions, each divided equally between studying the Manx language itself and discussing relevant scholarship:

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