Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Analyse and identify non-present-stem verbal formations.
• Understand the system of infixed and suffixed grammatical elements.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the syntax of dependent clauses.
• Translate simple Old Irish sentences.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	48
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	12
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	190
Total	250

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Maximum marks are 80. Attendance, homework and in-class work account for 10% of the overall mark, a 180min in-class exam for 90%.

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		100%
University scheduled written examination	No	0%
Other		0%
Total		100%

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes

• SG241 or an equivalent qualification. Students who want to take this module have to have a first class in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies in the first year or an equivalent qualification or a good knowledge of the fundamentals of linguistics. Previous experience in the learning of languages is required. Students who want to take this module have to contact the module coordinator first.

David Stifter, Sengoídelc. Old Irish for Beginners, Syracuse University Press 2006

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