I’m just finishing up the first of the 3 blocks for the Gaelic course at SMO. I’m not sure I should proceed yet to the 2nd block. I got my final in the inbox today and I have 10 days to complete it and turn it in. I will take all of that time. Probably an hour a night. It’s tough. I skimmed it. Depending on how well I pass both the written and the oral, and the feedback my tutor gives me, will determine whether I will move forward or not. Mastery of material is more important than grade, and I don’t mind repeating Earrann 1 if necessary. My tutor did say that Earrann 2 built on the first, and revisited much of that material, so it may not be necessary to repeat. I *do* have summer break and the next intake is in September, so that gives me two months give or take, to practice and drill. I can also choose to skip the next intake and go with the February 2014 intake. I do have my Gaelic workgroup in Burnet, and I’m modifying the material we work with there in that group to include the kind of oral drills we’re doing on the phone with SMO. So the short answer is ‘I have no clue what I’m doing yet’ (for the above reasons). Time will tell.
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I will certainly let you know how I do.
My tutorial group has to do three duilleagean this week, which is a bit of a tight squeeze. It seems two weeks have been allocated for completion of the assessment, while continuing with the Earrann 2 at the same time.
How did you go with your assessment? I am on Aonad a Còig, having started in September. I am worried about the assessments which are due at the end of February.
I got on well, thank you. The assessment is tough – but, if you are doing the work, it’s doable. What’s really valuable is the feedback at the end – my own instructor was able to say, based on the pattern of missed / less than perfect answers, that there wasn’t any one area I had a problem with, and that I can move on. I’d love to hear how you did – if you have a mind, stop back and post!
Results came in last night. I passed, but my oral was my weaker point though the comments say something like my stressers are in the right place, and I didn’t hesitate, etc. The written was disappointing because I made mistakes in the early parts of the the paper (mostly relating to lenition, that I didn’t make in the latter half. Very odd. Still, glad I passed.