repeating higher irish

footballfriend

hey i am just wondering how hard it is to do higher level irish within the one year as i am repeating hopefully to get enough points for primary teaching. I have never done higher Irish but got a b2 in ordinary last year with no effort at all. If anyone can help that would be brilliant

lctake2

not trying to be negative but i would say very hard. the course is huge!

Nead21

the course is huge but it is doable in one year, especially if that's the only subject that you are doing.

Jaafa

Sorry to butt in here but I dont want to start a new thread...

Im currently doing higher Irish...got a C3 in my summer test...starting 6th year now.

My question is the higher and ordinary courses very different? I mean If for whatever reason I decided to do ordinary after the mocks or whatever would I find I haven't studied any of the relevant poems and such?

Thanks.

ihavequestions

footballfriend wrote: »

hey i am just wondering how hard it is to do higher level irish within the one year as i am repeating hopefully to get enough points for primary teaching. I have never done higher Irish but got a b2 in ordinary last year with no effort at all. If anyone can help that would be brilliant

I'm same as you...cept I have the points, and the only subject I'm doing all year is hons irish! (not going to school!)
I got a A2 aswell....WE CAN DO IT!!!

dambarude

Jaafa wrote: »

Sorry to butt in here but I dont want to start a new thread...

Im currently doing higher Irish...got a C3 in my summer test...starting 6th year now.

My question is the higher and ordinary courses very different? I mean If for whatever reason I decided to do ordinary after the mocks or whatever would I find I haven't studied any of the relevant poems and such?

Thanks.

You'd have all of the poetry and literature for the ordinary course covered already.

Jaafa

dambarude wrote: »

You'd have all of the poetry and literature for the ordinary course covered already.

Nice. So If I wasn't happy with my mock result and didn't have time to catch up I could do ordinary without much problems?

gaeilgegrinds1

How do you get on with your Irish teacher cos I'd be saying have a chat there. I would be slow to offer advice as I don't know your level or work ethic if that makes sense. However, it is definately possible. I'v seen people only spend a few months on it and get honours. It's not easy by any means, but if you really want something and work hard enough it's a definate possibility.

JamesJB

People say that the LC is getting easier; if you ask me, HL Irish as it is right now is definitely one subject that is not easy by any means. I usually call it a 'gauntlet'. (Unless you go to an all-Irish school or you are from the Gaeltacht of course).Personally I thought that one of the comprehensions and one of the An Triail questions this year were among the hardest they've ever put on it...

Anyway, you'll need to do Stair, all those poems, stories, practice essays, pages and pages of vocabulary, practice listening, do oral practice, do An Triail (well, that's what we did) and practice comprehensions. I don't want to be negative either, just be aware that it is a huge, merciless course. If you're just doing Irish then I reckon it is possible in a year. :cool: