How to keep my Irish through college?

Whistlingmilk

Right now I'm in 6th year, I have very good Irish and am hoping to be a Maths and Irish teacher. Hopefully teaching through irish. I'll be doing Arts with Maths and Irish but I'm afraid I'll lose my Irish over the next 4 years. I was thinking of doing a 'Diploma in Irish' but I don't know if it'll be the same thing as Irish through Arts so there might not be a point.

Are there any things people do to keep it up there Irish in college?

mr_november

Hey, I'm in 2nd year doing maths and irish planning on teaching too...not sue if I'd teach through Irish but hey I'd take any job I could get!!:cool:

I think a diploma would be a waste of time and money tbh. If you get an honours degree in Gaeilge, you would be at a higher standard than those with a diploma. Afaik anything in a diploma would be covered in your degree subject!

As for keeping up your standard of Irish, well if you just work at your degree subject Gaeilge there's no reason why it should drop, it would improve! You have opportunities to go for weekends to the Gaeltacht...go!

Another thing you could do is take Léann an Aistriúchán as one of your subjects for first year...that might help as it deals with grammer etc. alot (i think) instead if studying litríocht etc. in Gaeilge!

One other thing you could do that might be useful for you...last year I had the option of taking Maths trí mheán na Gaeilge for first year. After 1st yr I think you just join in with the normal maths through english. You would have to check whether or not this is still available as I'm not sure if they've changed the system this year or anything!!

Anyways thats about all I can think of other than just speaking it wherever you can!!

:cool::cool:

Ficheall

mr_november wrote: »

One other thing you could do that might be useful for you...last year I had the option of taking Maths trí mheán na Gaeilge for first year. After 1st yr I think you just join in with the normal maths through english. You would have to check whether or not this is still available as I'm not sure if they've changed the system this year or anything!!

I've done the diploma - waste of time imo, and if you're doing Irish for the degree then it's definitely a waste of time.

I reckon Maths lectures through Irish for first year will still be on the cards, as I don't think either of the two people teaching it are going on sabbat. However, I don't think the tutorials are available through Irish this year so you'd be joining the rest of the class for those. Granted, numbers for Maths through Irish lectures are smaller than any tutorial, so you do have the option of asking the lecturer to stop and explain something - which you often don't in a bigger lecture.
I did Maths (and Economics) through Irish in first year, and while the classes were nice and small etc, I don't think it helped - either with my Irish or the subjects.

The best way to keep up your Irish is to speak it. That may sound obvious, but it is honestly the easiest way. And there are always people around who will speak it.

mrstayto

Loads of clubs in NUI promoting Irish language and culture, an cumann craic etc. you can look at all the societies on the nui website.
Just to note that NUIG is a bi lingual university so no better choice if your passionate about the language.