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Gno agus Gaeilge

  • 20-06-2010 12:14AM
    #1
    systematic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    Was thinking of applying to this course. Any info on it? What standard of irish is needed?

    Also what modules are taught on the course?


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  • #2
    vinnyb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 36 ✭vinnyb


    systematic wrote: »
    Was thinking of applying to this course. Any info on it? What standard of irish is needed?

    Also what modules are taught on the course?


    I think it is a great course, I never went to any Gaelscoil or that before I started the course and my Irish was only ok, you get to grips with it easily.

    I think the fact that 100% of my year has already secured a position for INTRA next year tells a lot of the demand for people who do the course.

    The modules offered cover a wide range of topics from marketing, multimedia, language awareness, economics and politics etc.

    The classes are quite small which means you get to know your classmates really well.


  • #3
    systematic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭systematic


    Thanks for the reply.

    Few more questions if you dont mind me asking...

    What type of jobs did people get?

    Any trips to the gaeltacht?

    Was there grammer and vocabulary classes to improve your Irish or was it purely business?


  • #4
    vinnyb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 36 ✭vinnyb


    systematic wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply.

    Few more questions if you dont mind me asking...

    What type of jobs did people get?

    Any trips to the gaeltacht?

    Was there grammer and vocabulary classes to improve your Irish or was it purely business?

    Well people got a wide range of jobs if you want you can work with the Irish language organisations and some do but the majority of people are working with bigger businesses such as Deutsche Bank and Danone which shows the respect people in the wider community have for Fiontar graduates I suppose.

    There is a bit of uncertainty surrounding the Gaeltacht trip which used to be held for students going into 2nd yr and 4th yr but with money tight it seems that it won't be happening this yr anyway, however there is plenty of opportunity to go on some whopper trips with the Cumann Gaelach in the college, I would highly recommend Oireachtas na Samhna for anyone with an interest in Irish, unbelievable session.

    As for grammar and stuff there does be grammar classes and stuff but they are not too intense and generally the modules are orientated towards Business or else why people speak Irish and stuff like that


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