Celtic 128. Introduction to Modern Welsh
Catalog Number: 4148
Catherine McKenna and others
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Introduction to the Welsh language as spoken and written today, designed for those with little or no prior knowledge of this vibrant Celtic language. Intensive conversation practice is provided, and students learn to write fluently. Internet, audio and video exercises using dialogue, music and film augment a contextualized grammatical survey, and use of authentic literary texts increases as the course progresses.
Note: The combination of Celtic 128 followed by Celtic 129r satisfies the language requirement. It is recommended in any case that this course be followed by Celtic 129r. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
Celtic 129r. Intermediate Modern Welsh
Catalog Number: 4694
Catherine McKenna and others
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Direct continuation of Celtic 128, developing and deepening students’ knowledge of, and skill in, the modern spoken and written language. By the end of the semester students will be able to converse, read and write in a number of registers of idiomatic Welsh (academic, literary, informal). Various media, featuring dialogue, music and film, augment the advanced grammatical survey. Central cultural and historical issues are discussed.
Note: This course, when taken following Celtic 128, satisfies the language requirement. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Celtic 128 or permission of instructor.
[Celtic 130. Introduction to Scottish Gaelic]
Catalog Number: 1846
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Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An introduction to the spoken and written language.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. The combination of Celtic 130 followed by Celtic 131 satisfies the language requirement. It is recommended in any case that this course be followed by Celtic 131. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
[Celtic 131. Intermediate Scottish Gaelic]
Catalog Number: 4542
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Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
A continuation of the fall term course.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. This course, when taken following Celtic 130, satisfies the language requirement. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Celtic 130 or equivalent.
*Celtic 132. Introduction to Modern Irish
Catalog Number: 6725 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Barbara L. Hillers and others
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
An introduction to Irish as it is spoken and written today. Class work is participatory, and includes conversational role play and games as well as grammar study and drills. Audio and audiovisual resources reinforce pronunciation and aural comprehension. Songs, proverbs, and poems are an integral part of the course, introducing students to the vibrant oral and literary tradition of Gaelic Ireland.
Note: The combination of Celtic 132 and 133r satisfies the language requirement. It is recommended in any case that this course be followed by Celtic 133r. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
*Celtic 133r. Intermediate Modern Irish
Catalog Number: 6689 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Barbara L. Hillers and others
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
A continuation of Celtic 132, developing students’ fluency in spoken and written Irish. As our knowledge of the language expands, we venture into storytelling, journal writing and writing and performing short skits. Internet, audio and video resources complement the study of grammar and select prose texts.
Note: This course, when taken following Celtic 132, satisfies the language requirement. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Celtic 132 or permission of instructor.
Celtic 137. Celtic Mythology
Catalog Number: 1300
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
A survey of the sources for the study of Celtic mythology, with special attention to selected texts from early Ireland and Wales.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10. All texts are read in English translation.
[Celtic 138. Narrative Traditions of Medieval Wales]
Catalog Number: 6480
Catherine McKenna
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
An exploration of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Welsh Arthurian romances and tales, and the bardic lore associated with them, in the context of the literary culture of Wales in the twelfth through fourteenth centuries.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. All texts are read in English translation.
[Celtic 151. The Literature of Medieval Celtic Christianity]
Catalog Number: 5560
Catherine McKenna
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
A study of selected texts representative of early and medieval Christianity in Ireland and Wales, including monastic rules and penitentials, saints’ lives, voyage and vision narratives, and lyric and bardic poetry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. All texts are read in English translation.
[Celtic 160r. Advanced Modern Irish]
Catalog Number: 0704
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Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Geared to the interests and aptitudes of the participants, this course enhances students’ confidence in using Irish as a medium of oral and written communication and introduces them to the Gaelic literary tradition.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11. It is suggested that this course be followed by Celtic 161r.
Prerequisite: Celtic 133r or permission of instructor.
[Celtic 161r. Continuing Advanced Modern Irish]
Catalog Number: 4421
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Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of the fall term course.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11.
Prerequisite: Celtic 160r or permission of instructor.
Celtic 166. The Folklore of Women
Catalog Number: 0509
Barbara L. Hillers
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 3. EXAM GROUP: 8
Investigates women’s songs and stories collected from Irish, Scottish, and Breton oral tradition. Reading (and, whenever possible, listening to) ballads, work songs, wonder tales, fairy legends, and humorous anecdotes traditionally performed by women, we explore the way women have used oral literature to enhance, underscore, sidestep, subvert, and transcend the gender roles allocated to them within their rural patriarchal communities.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10. All texts are read in English translation.
Celtic 184. The Táin
Catalog Number: 2150
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
A study of the exuberant Irish prose epic Táin Bó Cuailnge (‘Cattle-Raid of Cooley’).
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10. Text read in English translation.
Celtic 192. Modern Irish Poetry and Drama - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2980
Barbara L. Hillers
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
A survey of twentieth-century poetry and drama in Irish, from its beginnings to the present day. There is an emphasis on class participation, and the course aims to expand students’ command of the language.
Note: Conducted in Irish. To be omitted in 2009-2010.
Celtic 193. Modern Irish Prose Literature - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8390
Barbara L. Hillers
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An exploration of twentieth-century prose literature in Irish, including the novel, short story, and autobiography. The course is geared to the interest and abilities of the participants and designed to increase students’ fluency and confidence in using the language as a medium of sophisticated discourse.
Note: Conducted in Irish. To be omitted in 2009-2010.
[Celtic 201. Continuing Old Irish]
Catalog Number: 6073
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 7
Further grammatical study, with continued reading of saga texts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Celtic 200 or permission of the instructor.
Celtic 204r. Readings in Early Irish Poetry
Catalog Number: 8493
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 2. EXAM GROUP: 7
Readings in selected texts.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Celtic 200 or permission of the instructor.
Celtic 205r. Readings in Early Irish Prose
Catalog Number: 2705
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 2. EXAM GROUP: 7
Readings in selected texts.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Celtic 200 or permission of the instructor.
[Celtic 222. Early Irish Manuscript Tradition]
Catalog Number: 1040
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Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
An exploration of the contents and background of the most important manuscript codices, and a practical introduction to Irish palaeography.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: A knowledge of Irish and/or Latin is helpful.
Celtic 225a. Introduction to Middle Welsh
Catalog Number: 3960
Catherine McKenna
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 16
Introduction to the language, leading to the reading of Middle Welsh prose texts. We read one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and selections from other works.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10. It is suggested that this course be followed by Celtic 225b.
Celtic 225b. Continuing Middle Welsh
Catalog Number: 4167
Patrick K. Ford
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 16
Further grammatical studies with continued readings of Middle Welsh prose and poetry.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Celtic 225a or permission of instructor.
[Celtic 226r. Readings in Middle Welsh]
Catalog Number: 2796
Catherine McKenna
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Readings in native tales, romance, and the poetry of the cywyddwyr.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Celtic 225b or permission of the instructor.
[Celtic 227. Seminar: Welsh Bardic Poetry]
Catalog Number: 2580
Catherine McKenna
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Readings from the beirdd y tywysogion and the beirdd yr uchelwyr; consideration of the social and political contexts of their poetry, its forms, and its relationship to other medieval European poetic traditions.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Welsh or permission of the instructor.
*Celtic 305. Preparation of Doctoral Dissertation
Catalog Number: 0375
Barbara L. Hillers 3342, Catherine McKenna 5253 (on leave spring term), Tomás Ó Cathasaigh 1224