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Primary Teaching

  • 08-12-2015 08:17PM
    #1
    Snazzy15
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18 ✭


    Hoping to do primary school teaching. However my Irish isn't the best and was wondering is the Irish more demanding in some colleges or is there more support offered in certain colleges. i hope to go 1)Mary Immaculate 2)Pats 3)Marino. would love to get in contact with someone that maybe be currently studying primary teaching in one of these colleges that could answer some questions for me.


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  • #2
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    I'd say it will be very hard to get a good answer to this, as most people will have experience of only one college.

    I would imagine the standard should be pretty similar across the board, but some might have better support structures all right, and people might be able to fill you in on that.


  • #3
    IceWolf7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭IceWolf7


    Hi Snazzy15
    I'm in the BEd course at the moment and my friend is running a blog/Facebook page for prospective teachers.
    Here's a snippet from one of her posts in relation to Irish:

    "Is Irish a really difficult part of the course?
    I’ve been asked this question by countless people before and I’m always ready to reassure them. While the C3 in Honours Irish is there for a reason, absolutely nobody expects you to walk in the door with fluent Irish. There will be lots of Irish lovers and Gaeilgeoirí on your course but there will also be many people who worked really hard for that C. You’re given so much opportunity to explore the language in the college through fun ways. The lecturers are really nice and want you to enjoy the language. You usually complete two types of Gaeilge modules. One focuses on your grammar and your own level of Irish, focusing on confidence and improvement both orally and written. The other module focuses on how you will teach primary school children the language and it’s really fun, there’s a huge focus on songs, stories and games.

    One of the best parts of the course is the trip to the Gaeltacht! Every student teacher must complete at least four weeks of a Gaeltacht trip (usually two weeks in First Year and two weeks in Second/Third). If you’ve never experienced the Gaeltacht experience before do not be apprehensive – it will be one of the best experiences and memories you’ll have from your time in this course. It’s a great way of improving in the language and bonding with your course. I’m pretty disappointed we can’t go again this year to be honest"

    She's really open to helping new and prospective students, so if you want to send her a message on her Facebook page, search for "Múinteoir to Be". Hope this was of help!!


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