Our courses

The Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán programme is aimed at those who already have a good standard of Irish, but who wish to learn translation skills or to enhance the skills they already have. It is also ideal for those who work through Irish on a daily basis – teachers and journalists, for example – who wish to improve their standard of writing in the language.

Gaelchultúr is pleased to be able to offer general online Irish language classes for adult learners for the first time this summer. During this ten-week course, which will commence the week beginning 25 May, classes will be available at eight different levels. The participants will attend a two-hour class one day per week.

To attend the live online classes, the only requirements will be a headset with a microphone (a USB headset, if possible), a laptop or desktop computer and a reasonably good broadband connection. A digital booklet will be sent to learners before the beginning of the course and they will be able to use this material during the classes and for the studying they do between classes.

During the classes, learners will have an opportunity to raise a virtual hand and ask the teacher questions. Pair work and group work activities will also be an integral part of every session.

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The intensive course focuses on grammatical accuracy, writing style and translation skills. There’s also an emphasis on the technological resources available in Irish, including those available online. The course involves a mix of independent study and live online classes. Summer course classes are as follows:

Session 1: Friday, 25 September & Saturday, 26 September Session 2: Friday, 16 October & Saturday, 17 October Session 3: Friday, 6 November & Saturday, 7 November Session 4: Friday, 27 November & Saturday, 28 November