Answering in Irish for the JC

The One Who Knocks

Just wondering how it all works, as nobody in my school does it.
I think there's 1 or 2 subjects that I'd manage in Irish.


So do you get an Irish paper?
Does all of your answers have to be in Irish, or can you answer some in English?
How many extra marks do you get, & how are they added on?
Can you answer in Irish for all subjects? (art lol?)

Okay I think that's it lol :P

Thanks,

LawlessBoy

Its straightforward enough. You are handed out the paper in Irish. in order to receive all the bonus marks for answering in Irish, all your answers have to be in Irish. It isnt alot of extra marks but it does help. You are aloud to request the english version of the paper to help you understand it better( Irish used in history papers can be complex in my opinion). Also told not to write a thing on the english paper as its only for translation purposes.

Thats just what ive been told i'm sitting all my exams through irish. I cant answer for the art side of things i dont do it, but Tech Graph i get an irish bonus i believe for the short questions because of some questions requiring written answers.

Some teachers did say to me that if i cant answer the question through irish ( but that it shouldnt happen) to write the answer in english because if there are a few some examiners will give the marks and it will outweigh the bonus marks received.

Hope that helps:D

Julius Seizure

If you don't go to a Pobal scoil I wouldn't even attempt it! The marks awarded aren't that much, it's a sliding scale where you get fewer bonus marks the better score you got in you Sub-Total. I go to a pobail and so am doing it in Irish. They have both Papers there in the centre as on the day, even if you answer in Irish you can read in English. I would check with your principal however to make sure that Irish papers are ordered, although seriosly, read the questions in english!

The main problem is you need to know the terminology. You tick what language you're answering in on the front of your answer book, or, if you fill in on the paper, the language of the paper. So for French you NEED the Irish paper. If you do half and half, I think they mark you out of English, although you can get the mean marker who won't award marks for stuff in english, especially if the question specifically refers to Irish e.g. answering UMB as automatic telling Machine instead of Út Maisín bainc.

If you go to an English school tough, and it's only a few day's before the exam, you've no chance. There's a full course in a different language! I wanted to, on the day, do the english paper because I'm faster and clearer in English but I won't becuase I don't know the English Terminology.

Maths is the one exception. You DO get bonus marks for this, even though there is very little on the paper itself. You can read the English paper and answer in "Irish" just learn how to do the theorems in Irish and you're set: Le cruthú, tógíl, tughtha, cruthú. Seriosly. That's all there is to that. Maybe knowing what congruent and similar are in irish for your QED's.

My main advise would be to talk it over with your teacher.

BKC

I'm pretty sure that you have to do all your tests in the same language. As in, if you want to do your Junior Cert in Irish, you must do all subjects in Irish, you can't just pick and choose.

So, unless you go to an Irish-speaking school, forget about it.

~BKC~

Julius Seizure

BKC wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that you have to do all your tests in the same language. As in, if you want to do your Junior Cert in Irish, you must do all subjects in Irish, you can't just pick and choose.

So, unless you go to an Irish-speaking school, forget about it.

~BKC~

Don't think so. My friend who goes to an irish school did 3 subjects on the day in English and the rest in irish.