
Intensive Course in Written Irish

Description
The Intensive Course in Written Irish is aimed at those who are already fluent in Irish but wish to achieve accuracy in the language. This course will enable them to use Irish more effectively and confidently in the context of work and socially.
This course focuses on grammatical accuracy, style and translation. The most common grammatical errors that arise in written Irish are discussed and the language skills of participants are strengthened by familiarising them with best practices in writing and studying strategies to avoid common bad habits such as anglicism and poor sentence structure. Assignments to be completed between sessions form an integral part of the course and participants are provided with comprehensive feedback on each piece of work, which greatly enhances their progress. Between live virtual classes with an expert, continuous work, comprehensive feedback and study resources, this is the most comprehensive Irish grammar course on the market.Learning Outcomes
Those who successfully complete the programme will achieve the following learning outcomes:- A comprehensive understanding of the main aspects of Irish grammar
- Be able to write short texts that are accurate and well-structured
- Be able to translate short texts from English to Irish
- A better understanding of what anglicism is and how to recognise and avoid it
- Greater confidence using Irish in the context of work and socially.
Course content
The following topics are covered during the course:- The noun
- The simple prepositions
- Noun and adjective
- Prepositional pronouns
- Number and noun
- Personal numbers
- Direct and indirect relative clause
- The nominative form instead of the genitive
- Punctuation and style
- Colloquial and idiomatic language/Irish
- Translation
Course Structure
- 10-week course
- Live tutorial held once a week
- Blended Learning: a combination of online study and live online classes
- Assignments (optional)
- End of Course Examination (optional)
- E-learning resources: In addition to the live classes, all learners receive complimentary access to the Gramadach gan Stró e-learning programme on Ranganna.com for the duration of the course — a programme worth €45 included at no extra cost.
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Intensive Course in Written Irish
Our teaching approach
Gaelchultúr has developed comprehensive syllabuses and every class at every level follows these syllabuses.
The communicative approach to language teaching is used by Gaelchultúr’s teachers, giving learners the opportunity to play an active part in each class.
A strong emphasis is placed on group and pair work and learners therefore have a chance to practise what they’ve been taught. The main focus is on speaking and listening in all classes (with the exception of Cruinneas sa Ghaeilge), but reading and writing activities also feature.
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Terms and Conditions
- Course fees may be refunded in full to a learner up to five working days prior to the commencement of the course. The refund must by requested by contacting Gaelchultúr’s staff by email or by phone. (Our contact details can be found here.)
- If, following the first class, the student decides that he/she would like to discontinue the course, 60% of the total fee will be refunded to him/her. Thereafter, no refund will be made to the student.
- Gaelchultúr Teoranta has the right to cancel a class or to amalgamate classes.
- If it is necessary to cancel a class, every effort will be made to place the participants in another class or to register them for an online course. A full refund will be made to the customer if these options do not suit him/her.
- A student may defer his/her registration only once. If he/she wishes to defer registration, he/she must notify Gaelchultúr’s staff of this by week three of the course. No refund will be made to the student if he/she does not accept a place on the next course he/she is due to attend.
- Gaelchultúr will accept no responsibility in the event that a student registers at the wrong level. We advise our students to do our online Irish test or to seek our advice to ensure that they are undertaking the correct level.
- If a student wants to move to another level, we cannot guarantee that a space will be available for him/her at that level. Should a space be available, Gaelchultúr will charge a €10 administration fee for making the change. A change may only be made to another level following the first class.
- Course fees must be paid in full prior to commencement of the course. Attendance on a course is subject to full payment of fees.
- Every student must abide by our Code of Conduct when attending a course with us.
- People under 18 years of age are not permitted to attend courses other than those specified as being suitable for those under 18 years of age. Our Child Protection Statement can be found here.