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Adding Irish as a teaching subject

  • 25-06-2012 6:17pm
    #1
    lestat21
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    Hi all,

    I studied Irish in the first year of my degree and I would like to improve my language skills with the aim of becoming qualified to teach Irish. Its something I have been considering ever since I gave up the subject going into second year of college. I am considering studying for a postgrad diploma in Irish but I am not sure if that would be enough for the teaching council.

    Has anyone gone down this road before? Are there any courses that will allow me to add Irish as a teaching subject? Even if its not an option i think I would still like to go ahead with the postgrad.


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  • #2
    Postgrad10
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    Seanchai has posted a link to the higher diploma in arts in a thread below. Might have Irish:)


  • #3
    RealJohn
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    When I was doing the dip, our course director told us about another diploma we could do (in parallel I think) in Irish teaching. I was in NUI Galway and beyond that, I'm afraid I have no information for you but it might be worth investigating.


  • #4
    lestat21
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    RealJohn wrote: »
    When I was doing the dip, our course director told us about another diploma we could do (in parallel I think) in Irish teaching. I was in NUI Galway and beyond that, I'm afraid I have no information for you but it might be worth investigating.

    i know nuig allow students to take the postgrad dip in irish at a reduced rate so it mite be one and the same.. i'll call up the education dept and see if they can help me out. Thanks for all the advice


  • #5
    RealJohn
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    lestat21 wrote: »
    RealJohn wrote: »
    When I was doing the dip, our course director told us about another diploma we could do (in parallel I think) in Irish teaching. I was in NUI Galway and beyond that, I'm afraid I have no information for you but it might be worth investigating.

    i know nuig allow students to take the postgrad dip in irish at a reduced rate so it mite be one and the same.. i'll call up the education dept and see if they can help me out. Thanks for all the advice
    No, it was seperate from that one. This was specifically to enable people to teach Irish, though I don't know if the TC would accept it now. I'm not sure if it brought the Irish to degree level or not.


  • #6
    lestat21
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    Hey RealJohn I'm not sure about the course you mentioned but the teaching council say that if you have a subject in first year of your degree and you complete a higher diploma in the same subject, then you can be registered to teach this subject :) Althou that could change next week knowing the teaching council


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  • #7
    vamos!
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    lestat21 wrote: »
    Hey RealJohn I'm not sure about the course you mentioned but the teaching council say that if you have a subject in first year of your degree and you complete a higher diploma in the same subject, then you can be registered to teach this subject :) Althou that could change next week knowing the teaching council


    Has anyone heard of adding a subject that was not studied in 1st year? Irish or Spanish as opposed to Oscail's English and History or the OU's maths? Thanks a million for any input.


  • #8
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    lestat21 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I studied Irish in the first year of my degree and I would like to improve my language skills with the aim of becoming qualified to teach Irish. Its something I have been considering ever since I gave up the subject going into second year of college. I am considering studying for a postgrad diploma in Irish but I am not sure if that would be enough for the teaching council.

    Has anyone gone down this road before? Are there any courses that will allow me to add Irish as a teaching subject? Even if its not an option i think I would still like to go ahead with the postgrad.

    you might be able to teach it to JC, but even if you are a native speaker you are not qualified to teach it unless you took it to degree level.


  • #9
    gaeilgebeo
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    you might be able to teach it to JC, but even if you are a native speaker you are not qualified to teach it unless you took it to degree level.

    There is no such thing as being able to "teach to Junior Cert". That was an urban legend! You are either qualified to teach a subject or not.
    The teaching council have also been very clear on this.


  • #10
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    gaeilgebeo wrote: »
    There is no such thing as being able to "teach to Junior Cert". That was an urban legend! You are either qualified to teach a subject or not.
    The teaching council have also been very clear on this.

    there is also the issue of supply and demand. if for example, a school is looking for a Irish teacher for only three hours a week they will be hard pressed.I have taught my first year subjects up to JC. it works in the short term.

    In my last school I encountered three newly qualified teachers who claimed not to be even registered with the council. this despite the fact that schools are not supposed to be taking on unqualified teachers.


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