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Has anyone done the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge??

  • 13-07-2012 7:32pm
    #1
    nathughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Hi Everyone

    I wonder has anyone done the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge in NUI maynooth and how hard is it?? I did my leaving cert in 1999 and got a D3 in pass so i really would not be good at irish but i would love to do primary teaching and this seems like a good way to get through the irish..

    I do love the language but i feel it was badly taught when i was in school and so i was never able to learn it. Do u need a high level of Irish to start in the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge or do they teach u alot of the simple things aswell??

    Nathughes


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  • #2
    mr chips
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    I did it, but in Ballycastle Co. Antrim - it was however accredited through NUI Galway, so I imagine it's the same course. I was doing it part-time over two years, so portfolio-building was a big part of the course and apart from a couple of intensive weekends in Galway/Gweedore, teaching was one evening class per week lasting three hours, after putting in a full day's work and sometimes after driving 60 miles to get there from work ... In spite of that I enjoyed it, and if nothing else it'll give you an excellent understanding of (and confidence in using) the grammar rules - there were times I found it challenging enough though and I was never quite so confident with the declensions! For comparision, I finished school in 1989 and got a B in Honours Irish - never looked near any Irish language classes again until I did the diploma from 2005-2007, with an overall mark of 85% between coursework and exams.

    When I did it, there were different levels of the diploma, five in total as far as I remember ranging from absolute beginner (never encountered the language before) up to "advanced" learner - someone who may have done reasonably well in the LC or A-level. If that's still the case, there should be a course to suit you.

    I'm now fluent, but the most important reason for that is that I speak the language regularly with a number of different people and worked in a couple of Irish-language organisations for several years, so took every opportunity to make use of what I learned in the diploma.


  • #3
    teileann
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    I did the Diploma in Maynooth. It is excellent. However, a lot of work is required. There is a lot more involved than just turning up for the class and doing a "bit of study". Several essays have to be done during the year. Reading Irish books is absolutely necessary also. A certain level of Irish is expected before enrolling for the class. Not quite sure what it is. If you do b2 in Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge, this also is recognized for entry to primary teaching. It is easier than the diploma. You will find all the details about this on www.teg.ie Look under Nuacht/News and you will find the details about the teaching council recognition for TEG


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