IRSK2200 – Introduction to Old Irish
Course description
Course content
Learning outcome
Admission to the course
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Recommended previous knowledge
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IRSK1200 – Innføring i gammelirsk språk og litteratur (discontinued).
- 10 credits overlap with IRSK4200 – Introduction to Old Irish.
Teaching
The teaching is given in 14 double seminars, 28 hours in all.
In order to sit for the examination, the following compulsory assignments must be approved by the teacher:
- 70 % attendance (20 of 28 seminar hours)
- One qualifying assignment (oral or written)
Approved obligatory assignments are valid the next two times the course is given.
Examination
The final examination will be a 4-hour written examination.
The written examination is conducted in the digital examination system Inspera. You will need to familiarize yourself with the digital examination arrangements in Inspera.
Examination support material
The following support material is allowed on the exam:
- Ranke de Vries, A Student’s Companion to Old Irish Grammar
- John Strachan, Old-Irish Paradigms
Language of examination
Grading scale
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