irish classes

agent graves · 08-08-2014 11:32pm #1

has anyone done the irish classes in nuim. The evening ones? im heading into second year and want to improve my irish so was thinking of doing them.. are they any good?

penzo · 09-08-2014 6:32am

was actually about to start a thread for that same reason, also looking to join irish classes tho my question was about prices, did you happen to find a price tag?

agent graves · 09-08-2014 9:52am

last year one of the lads signed up for german and I think it was either 40 or 60 euro. and if you attend over 80% of the classes you get that back at the end of the year... dont quote me on this though.

deex · 09-08-2014 11:33am

Yep, I started doing them last year (although I didn't finish - I just found I didn't have enough time to keep up wth it).

I had to pay... I think it was €50, which I would have gotten back if I'd attended 80%+ of the classes. I thought they were REALLY good. Mine were 3 hours in the evening once a week, I think mine was a Monday night.

Mine had about 8 people in the class. I probably signed up for a higher 'level' than I was able for - I think it was Level B1 I did. I have Leaving Cert A1 Higher Level Irish, but that's from 2009 so I was SO rusty.

The first couple of classes were terrifying, because everyone else had what seemed like fluent Irish, and the classes were very conversational... I felt seriously throw in the deep end! But I found I improved SO quickly, by the 5th or 6th week I was chatting away confidently (probably with tons and tons of errors!) with everyone else as Gaeilge during the breaks.

The tutor we had was deadly as well, really put you at ease.

I'd recommend it to anyone who thinks they'll have the time

it IS time-consuming (there's homework, and I did loads of independent study because I wanted to catch up with everyone's elses level) but it's well worth it.

And apart from the €50 deposit, there's no onus on you to continue.. if you find it's not for you, you can just stop going anytime and not bother sitting the exams.

penzo · 09-08-2014 5:04pm

I didn't realize the evening courses were tied into a language for students programme! jaysus that's fairly amazing to get basically a free language course.

tho unfortunately for me, mondays my only free evening, and that's the night of the highest level irish :mad:

mickstupp · 09-08-2014 6:34pm

I would love to do one of those language classes, but my last bus home is 6.

agent graves · 09-08-2014 7:41pm

mickstupp wrote: »

I would love to do one of those language classes, but my last bus home is 6.

its only on the one night, could you not organise another way home for that one night..

il just start off at the lowest level.. i liked irish in school but didnt pay any attention :eek:

Boeing777 · 09-08-2014 10:00pm

mickstupp wrote: »

I would love to do one of those language classes, but my last bus home is 6.

I was just about to write this exact post :pac: Commuter woes!

FTroydon · 10-08-2014 9:12am

What week do the classes start?

agent graves · 10-08-2014 9:31am

when college starts back. 22nd onwards. i think its a first come first serve basis.. when on moodle homepage under the useful links there is a link for the language centre.. thats how you enrol i think.

this link gives a bit of info aswell regarding class levels www.nuim.ie/language-centre/languages-all-students

FTroydon · 10-08-2014 2:45pm

agent graves wrote: »

when college starts back. 22nd onwards. i think its a first come first serve basis.. when on moodle homepage under the useful links there is a link for the language centre.. thats how you enrol i think.

this link gives a bit of info aswell regarding class levels www.nuim.ie/language-centre/languages-all-students

Thanks for that

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