COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Each course consists of a number of Aonaid units, a Forum, and the advice and assistance of a Teagascóir Tutor by e-mail, on the Forum or even by telephone. The courses on offer at present are fairly serious advanced courses and are delivered mostly in Irish.
Each Aonad contains:
- AN CEACHT The Lesson [PDF and/or Web Page; Audio]
This is usually a description of a point of grammar and numerous illustrative examples presented in downloadable print form, either in PDF or as a Web Page. These can also be displayed in a classroom on an overhead screen. In many lessons You can listen to a recording of An Ceacht in order to learn the pronunciation of new words.
- NA CLEACHTAÍ The Exercises
The exercises enable you to test your understanding of the points explained and immediately check your answers online. They are marked ceart right or mí-cheart wrong. We don't just give you the right answer. You must find it yourself from the lesson. If you get some wrong you may study the explanation and examples given in the Ceacht and try again.
- MEASÚNÚ Assessment
Each exercise consists of three or four sections. Each section may contain ten or fifteen questions to challenge your knowledge of Irish grammar and your accuracy. Each exercise carries 100 marks. You can try the exercise again and again until you know it well then you can add it to your overall mark. Marks are cumulative and are all added up at the end to show your achievement.
- FÓRAM The Forum
The Fóram gets you writing Irish and reading the posts in Irish that others have written. Apart from the TEAGASCÓIR Tutor all those entitled to post to the Fóram will be students on the course and will be at a similar level to yourself. As for the content of the posts you can ask questions, answer queries from other students, introduce yourself to the others (anonymously if you wish), write a diary online and comment on anything you wish. Normal netiquette will apply and all inappropriate postiings will be removed.
- CÚNAMH IS TACAÍOCHTAssistance and Support
Once enrolled If you find difficulty with some point there is help at hand from other students via the Forum and from An Teagascóir the Tutor assigned to your course.
- TEASTAS Certificate
When you are happy that you understand and can do the exercises correctly you will be permitted to move to the next Aonad. Your achievement will be recorded in your Grade Record and enable you to receive a Teastas Certificate at the end of the course.
- MOLTAÍ AGUS IARRATAIS Recommendations & Requests
Since this project is only in its infancy your comments and requests for other courses or other modes of presentation will be much appreciated. If you care to get involved in preparing such courses you will earn appropriate recompense.
THE ADVANCED COURSE: CRUINN BEACHT 1, ARDLEIBHÉAL,
This course, CB1, is based with permission on "ÚRCHÚRSA GAEILGE" le Dónall P. Ó Baoill, Ollamh, agus Éamonn Ó Tuathail. [ Details ]
THE INTERMEDIATE COURSE: CRUINN BEACHT 2, MEÁNLEIBHÉAL
This course, CB2, is based with permission on "NUACHÚRSA GAEILGE NA mBRÁITHRE CRÍOSTAÍ." [ Details ]
ABAIR AMHRÁN EILE:
Hear songs in Irish sung. Read the words. Learn the vocabulary, the pronunciation, the meaning, and the idioms. Discuss them with others on the Fóram. Enjoy the native Gaelic tradition. [ Details ]
YOUR OWN COURSE:
If you are teaching Irish let us know what material you would like to see here. Reduce your workload preparing lessons. Save time correcting exercises. We can provide a lesson and exercises easily if we get sufficient notice beforehand, a week or more. If you are learning Irish please let us know what you need. [ Sonraí ] Phone 00-353-(0)1-6104442