I. ASCRC General Education Form (revised 3/19/14)
Use to propose new general education courses (except writing courses), to change or
renew existing gen ed courses and to remove designations for existing gen ed courses.
Note: One-time-only general education designation may be requested for experimental courses
(X91-previously X95), granted only for the semester taught. A NEW request must be
submitted for the course to receive subsequent general education status.
Group
II. Mathematics
VII: Social Sciences
(submit
X III. Language
VIII: Ethics & Human Values
separate forms
III Exception: Symbolic Systems * IX: American & European
if requesting
IV: Expressive Arts
X: Indigenous & Global
more than one
V: Literary & Artistic Studies
XI: Natural Sciences
general
w/ lab  w/out lab 
education
VI: Historical & Cultural Studies
group
* Require a Symbolic Systems Request Form.
designation)
Dept/Program English/Irish Studies
Course #
IRSH 103
Course Title
Prerequisite
Elementary Irish III
IRSH 101; IRSH 102
Credits
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Instructor
Phone / Email
Traolach Ó Ríordáin
3
Date
2/16/20
15
x 6359
traolach.oriordain@umontana.edu
Program Chair Beverly Chin
Dean
Chris Comer
III. Type of request
New
One-time Only
Renew X
Change
Remove
Reason for Gen Ed inclusion, change or deletion
Description of change
IV. Description and purpose of the general education course: General Education courses
must be introductory and foundational within the offering department or within the General
Education Group. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course
content to students’ future lives: See Preamble.
The primary objective of this course is complete the foundational program in
modern Irish; it is, therefore, an extension of Elementary Irish I and II. There will
be a greater emphasis placed on students working and conversing together as the
focus moves from the instructor teaching the language to the students learning it.
There is consequently a greater degree of fluidity in this course.
The material will be presented with a special emphasis on the verbs to be, Is and
Tá. The topics to be covered include numbers; prepositions; adjectives, days and
months; directions, the Copula, along with an introduction to the conversational
usage of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense, present and future tenses.
V. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group.
Criteria:
Elementary Irish 3 builds on the foundations
Courses must encompass the comprehensive
laid in the previous two courses. Students of
study of a natural language, excluding written,
this course work within a very structured
spoken contemporary English, with the aim of
curriculum based on a specifically designed
achieving at least a basic functional competency methodology for teaching Irish - An Modh
in that language. The course should follow a
Díreach (Direct Method) – but are also given
rigorous and pedagogically sound methodology greater freedom to converse and improve
and practice. Language courses proposed
their fluency in the language. This course
outside of current MCLL offerings must be
also sees a greater emphasis on the written
approved by the MCLL Department
language as well as a more comprehensive
examination of the grammar and syntax of
Irish. Having completed this course, students
possess a sufficiently comprehensive
understanding of the fundamentals of the
Irish language to work on their own in
improving their mastery of the language.
One student, Sean Burke, who successfully
completed three semesters of Irish registered
for the first year BA program in Irish at
University College, Cork, and was awarded a
second class honors grade 1 for his work.
Students from this course attend a threeweek study abroad in Ireland every year and
their knowledge and mastery of the spoken
language is considered by the teachers at
Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne to be far better
than that of many of their peers from Irish
schools.
VI. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning
goals.
Upon completion of the Modern and Classical
Languages sequence the student will have a
basic functional knowledge of a second natural
language sufficient to:
1. read and write if the language is classical,
such as Latin;
2. speak and aurally comprehend, if the
language does not have a written tradition, such
as Salish;
3. perform all four skills (speaking, aural
comprehension, reading, and writing) if the
language is modern and has a written tradition,
such as Japanese or French.
n/a
n/a
The Irish language courses follow a
graduated methodology designed to impart
the highest levels of competence to the
student in written and spoken Irish.
Consequently, one finds the aural and oral
skills as well as reading and writing are very
of a very high standard among students who
complete Elementary Irish 3.
n/a
4. demonstrate both receptive (visual
comprehension) and expressive (manual
production) proficiency if the language is
American Sign Language.
VII. Assessment: How are the learning goals above measured? Please list at least one
assignment, activity or test question for each goal.
1. Students’ do weekly class exams that test their knowledge of the syntax, grammar,
vocabulary and pronunciation of the language. The also do oral presentations in class.
These presentations are graded according to pronunciation, grammar and syntax,
idiomatic richness and fluency
2. n/a
3. n/a
VIII. Justification: Normally, general education courses will not carry pre-requisites, will
carry at least 3 credits, and will be numbered at the 100-200 level. If the course has more than
one pre-requisite, carries fewer than three credits, or is upper division (numbered above the 200
level), provide rationale for exception(s).
IX. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form.  The syllabus
should clearly describe learning outcomes related to the above criteria and learning goals.
ELEMENTARY IRISH III SYLLABUS
Instructor: Traolach Ó Ríordáin – traolach.oriordain@mso.umt.edu;
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1:30 – 3:00.
Grading:
1. Weekly in-class examinations oral and written – 30%
2. Class presentations: 50%
3. Final examination: oral – 10%; written – 10%
Objectives:
The primary objective of this course is complete the foundational program in
modern Irish; it is, therefore, an extension of Elementary Irish I and II. There will
be a greater emphasis placed on students working and conversing together as the
focus moves from the instructor teaching the language to the students learning it.
There is consequently a greater degree of fluidity in this course.
The material will be presented with a special emphasis on the verbs to be, Is and
Tá. The topics to be covered include numbers; prepositions; adjectives, days and
months; directions, the Copula, along with an introduction to the conversational
usage of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense, present and future tenses.
As in previous years, students will learn a comprehensive vocabulary which they
will use in class. The classes in the course of the week will be divided as follows:
Monday – New material
Wednesday – group study of new material
Friday – Conversation
The instructor will take the lead in the Monday classes, with the responsibility
devolving to the students on Wednesday and Friday. Group study involves
students working together to translate sentences and to converse with the
intention of promoting Irish as the spoken medium inside and outside the
classroom. The A class quiz will take place every Friday morning on new
vocabulary or sentences completed by the students. Students are also expected to
make two class presentations: The first is based on Elementary Irish I and II; the
second presentation will draw on the new material in Elementary Irish III with
particular focus on the use of the verbs in the past, present and future tenses.
LESSON PLAN WEEKS 1-5
Revision
Week 1 – Conversation material
i. Irregular verbs past tense
ii. Rann – Naoise ar an liathróid
iii. Vocab: Irregular verbs; Adverbs of time and place
Week 2 – Compound Prepositions
i. Exam: Irregular Verbs
ii. Review of Compound Prepositions
iii. Rann – Naoise ar an liathróid
iv. Numerals: Personal, Cardinal and Ordinal.
v. Paragraph: Is Mise II
vi. Vocabulary: Adverbs of time and place
Week 3.
1. Exam – Irish II Vocabulary
2. Review: Compound Prepositions and Adjectives
3. Numerals: Personal, Cardinal and Ordinal.
4. Paragraph: Is Mise II
5. Vocabulary:
Week 4.
1. Exam: Adverbs of time and place
2. Review: Adjectives
3. Numerals: Personal, Cardinal and Ordinal
4. Vocab: The verbal adjective
5. Paragraph: Is Mise II
6. Presentation
Week 5
1. Scrúdú: Compound Prepositions and adjectives
2. Numeral: Personal, Cardinal and Ordinal
3. The Verbal Noun
4. Vocabulary: Verbal Adjective
LESSON PLAN WEEKS 6-10.
Week 6.
1. Scrúdú: Verbal Nouns and Verbal Adjectives
2. Verbal Adjectives
3. Prepositions: Ag and Ar
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Past Tense
Week 7.
1. Scrúdú: Sentences, verbal noun and adjective
2. Prepositions: AG, AR, LE agus DO
3. Vocabulary
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Past Tense
Week 8.
1. Scrúdú: Sentences on prepositions
2. Presposition: De agus Faoi
3. Vocabulary
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Past Tense [passive voice]
Week 9.
1. Exam: The prepositions De agus Faoi
2. Days and Months
3. Prepositions: Ó agus Roimh
4. Vocabulary
5. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Present Tense
Week 10.
1. Scrúdú: Ó agus Roimh
2. Directions
3. Vocabulary
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Present Tense
LESSON PLAN WEEKS 11-15.
Week 11.
1. Scrúdú: Days and Months
2. Prepositions: Thar agus Trí
3. Directions
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Present Tense [passive voice]
Week 12.
1. Scrúdú: Thar agus Trí
2. Prepositions: As agus Chun
3. Vocabulary
4. Verbs: Regular and Irregular Future Tense
Week 13.
1 Scrúdú: As agus Chun
2 An Chopail, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir Chaite
3 Vocabulary
4 Verbs: Regular and irregular Future Tense
Week 14.
1 Scrúdú: As agus Chun
2 Verbs: An chopail aimsir chaite
3 Verbs: Regular and Irregular Future Tense [passive voice]
Week 15.
1. Revision.
2. Final Class Exam – Written.
Final Oral exam: Presentation at official exam time.
Please note: Approved general education changes will take effect next fall.
General education instructors will be expected to provide sample assessment items and
corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.