Eolas faoi ranganna Gaelige san thoir theas.

mjg

Sorry if my title is incorrect.

I have a pretty good level of Irish and I want an intensive class to get the brain thinking ás Gaeilge. I attended a Conradh Na Gaeilge class last year and gave it up as it was too slow, there were all levels of Irish there, I was one of the strongest in the class and it was really a waste of time.

I was planning on signing up for Irish classes with the Tipperary Institute in Clonmel but at their information evening last night I was told that the class is part of the Business degree and is in four parts, HETAC approved (I think) over the four years. From what the lecturer told me, the level of gaeilge in the first year is similar to that of leaving cert but a wider range of topics are covered. The second year would deal with the modh coinníollach etc. which sounds more like the level I'm looking for but I can't skip straight to the second year. I really don't want to sign up for the first year and find it's too slow, too low a level etc.

I'm having trouble downloading the prospectus from Waterford IT to have a look at their Irish course, there's also a conversational Irish class in the Colaíste Chathail Naofa in Dungarvan.

Sorry if this post is a bit long winded but does anyone have any experience of the Tipp Institute, WIT or Colaíste Chathail Naofa's courses? Maybe someone could recommend another course in the area?

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Michéal

PS. If the title is incorrect, please give the correct phrase.

pog it

Hiya Mícheal.

I did hear a good while back mind, that Carlow IT were running diploma courses- one year long. If it's similar to NUI, Galway diploma then I'd imagine you're going to find the first couple of months easy, but that it'll pick up in intensity as you go in, and you'll achieve your plan to start thinking 'as Gaeilge' as you said since you'll have regular classes, exercises, chances to speak.