The Goethe Institute

dundealgan

Hey guys, i figured this would be the best place to put this as more people will know their way around Dublin better than i do.

OK so in a few weeks i am starting a course in the Goethe Institute in Fitzwilliam Place, according to the secretary it is near Lower Baggot St but her directions weren't too helpful.

I have tried to find it on the Dublin Bus website, and i established that i can get the 11 or the 11a bus which suits me perfect.

The only problem i have now, is what stop do i get off at and where do i go from there? Well and truly lost :rolleyes:

Any help would be really appreciated, thanks a mill

monkeyfudge

The Dublin City Forum would probably be best.

But there is a handy Journey Planner at http://www.dto.ie

meditraitor

Walk up stephens green, up to baggot st lower, turn right at fitzwilliam st lower, first turn on the right.. not much of a walk from the green

monkeyfudge

meditraitor wrote:

Walk up stephens green, up to baggot st lower, turn right at fitzwilliam st lower, first turn on the right.. not much of a walk from the green

Ever heard the phrase "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime"?

meditraitor

its friday

QualderWahl

Hey,

I'm doing a course in the Goethe Institute at the moment (see the user name :-) ). It's located on Fitzwilliam Square, number 52 I think. Fitzwilliam square is relatively straightforward to find. Walk down Baggot street from Stephen's Green. Cross to tyhe right-hand side of Baggot street.

Turn right on to Pembroke street where it intersects with Baggot street. Cross to the left hand side of Pembroke street and walk past the "Pembroke" pub. Take the first left on to Fitzwilliam square. The Goethe institute is about the 12th / 15th georgian house on the block. It's presence is indicated by a gold embossed name plate.

Hope that make sense !

dundealgan

Thanks guys, if i don't find it now then there's something wrong with me. But i am blonde hehe

the journey planner helped a lot, monkeyfudge! cheers

On a different note, meditraitor have u studied at the goethe or do you just know your way around dublin?

I'd be interested to get any views on what the courses are like there, i'm doing a refresher course for 6 weeks in the summer before i go into last year in college.

QualderWahl

I'd be interested to get any views on what the courses are like there, i'm doing a refresher course for 6 weeks in the summer before i go into last year in college.
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Hey,

I did a degree in German in college too but graduated several years ago. I let my German slide somewhat and it was only last year when I worked in Germany for several months that I developed an interest in renewing my Deutschkenntnisse.

I'm doing an advanced conversation class in the Goethe institute. I find it fairly good, not brilliant but enough to keep you ticking over. There are about 10 - 15 people in the class, of varying abilities and everyone gets a chance to speak. We usually discuss political issues e.g. the environment, immigration etc... It's good for enhancing your vocablary but maybe not so good if all you want to do is order a meal in McDonalds We sometimes do more fun things like play charades.

I'd say that if the price is right, go for it.

Alles Gute !

Hobbes

monkeyfudge wrote:

Ever heard the phrase "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime"?

I thought it was "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Gave a man a poisoned fish; and you have fed him for the rest of his lifetime".

dundealgan

QualderWahl wrote:

I'd be interested to get any views on what the courses are like there, i'm doing a refresher course for 6 weeks in the summer before i go into last year in college.
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Hey,

I did a degree in German in college too but graduated several years ago. I let my German slide somewhat and it was only last year when I worked in Germany for several months that I developed an interest in renewing my Deutschkenntnisse.

I'm doing an advanced conversation class in the Goethe institute. I find it fairly good, not brilliant but enough to keep you ticking over. There are about 10 - 15 people in the class, of varying abilities and everyone gets a chance to speak. We usually discuss political issues e.g. the environment, immigration etc... It's good for enhancing your vocablary but maybe not so good if all you want to do is order a meal in McDonalds We sometimes do more fun things like play charades.

I'd say that if the price is right, go for it.

Alles Gute !

Well i have already signed up for it, and the price seems ok to me, its 150 euro but if u are a student, which i am, then it only costs 135 euro, so thats fine.

I have 8 years of german, but i have been living in Spain for the last 9 months so i need to brush up on the german before going into my final year.

My original plan was to go to Germany for the Summer for a month, but it worked out that it was gonna cost a lot, and i owe enough money after spending a college year abroad, so i opted for this in the end.

meditraitor

dundealgan wrote:

Thanks guys, if i don't find it now then there's something wrong with me. But i am blonde hehe

the journey planner helped a lot, monkeyfudge! cheers

On a different note, meditraitor have u studied at the goethe or do you just know your way around dublin?

I'd be interested to get any views on what the courses are like there, i'm doing a refresher course for 6 weeks in the summer before i go into last year in college.

No didnt study there, just know me way around

Good luck on that course anyhow..

monkeyfudge

Hobbes wrote:

I thought it was "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Gave a man a poisoned fish; and you have fed him for the rest of his lifetime".

I must suggest that policy to Concern next time they come looking for money.

dundealgan

meditraitor wrote:

No didnt study there, just know me way around

Good luck on that course anyhow..

Thanks a mill

QualderWahl

In that case, doing the course in Goethe sounds like the ideal solution. One further piece of advice is to make sure you say your piece in class and use the opportunity to increase your confidence in your ability to speak the language. It's very tempting to sit there and let others do all the talking but push yourself to contribute. Nobody cares if you make a few grammtical mistakes (I'm always making mistakes with the verb after "weil" / "obwohl" etc). Try to have a chat with the teacher too. You can't beat a one on one with a native speaker (hopefully that doesn't sound dodgy ).

BTW, there are also conversation exchanges in the library of the ilac centre every week. You speak English with a German speaker for 50% of time and in turn they converse with you in German for the remaining 50% of the session. I haven't participated yet but I intend checking it out when my course in Goethe is finished. The contact number for the conversation exchanges is: (01) 873 4333.

Thanks.

dundealgan

Thanks for the advice Qualderwahl!

I have done 8 years of german,and i was always pretty confident about it, but after spending a year speaking spanish (Had only been learning it for 2 years before coming out here) , i am now fluent in that and my german is now the opposite of what it was before.

I'll let you know how it goes anyway, and best of luck with your course too!

Take care :-)

Oral Slang

I'd fully recommend the Goethe Institute to anyone interested. I've been going there for about 5 years now - every year saying it's my last, but then can't resist going back. Great way to keep your german going & meet other nationalities.. By the way, I'd say the bus that goes closest to Fitzwilliam Square is the 10. I get it up from town, when I'm too lazy to walk!

dundealgan

@ OralSlang

Well as far as i'm aware i will be coming from the Ballymun Road area each week... and when i checked out the DublinBus website, and typed in where i wanted to go.. it gave me the 11 bus as the solution, apparently it stops near there, but i have never got the 11 past o connell st so i dont really know.