Do you think Irish should become an option after LC?

bleg wrote: »

Because it's pointless and useless?

bleg wrote: »

Are you seriously trying to compare the teaching of Irish in this country with the adoption and imposition of a state language by the Israeli state? What planet are you on?

spurious wrote: »

Irish, as written by a Polish woman after four years self-study.

Gaeilgeoirs Polish language course in the Gaeltacht

Danuta Czyzewska

Sat, Apr 16, 2008

REPORT: BEST Polish and I live in a small industrial city in the midlands. I did not ever work in Ireland and I do now. It is very surprising that Éireannaigh Irish always have.

They do not understand why I have been learning, if not benefit me to do so. And I'm learning Irish as she is there, although it is condemned to death. It is an ancient and secretive, very interesting and very complex.

I went to Gweedore, Co Donegal, to make Irish course last year. Gweedore is situated on the northwest coast of Donegal and is the strongest Gaeltacht areas in Ireland. It's the most beautiful areas in the country.

There are scenes not beat anywhere, between hills, beaches and lakes. I read the brochure that I received from Linn when I wrote them to find information on Irish courses for adults would have in the Gaeltacht during the summer.

Instead I saw with my own eyes and I did not regret at all. I stayed on the shiúlainn Derrybeg and three large industrial estate to the University Academy twice each day, to the classes, lectures or social events held there.

On the way I was looking at the Errigal, the highest mountain in the county, far away, and the scene was very beautiful indeed. After théinn classes myself until I used the remote beach and walking along the shore listening to the gentle sound of waves, or up a narrow path to the summit of the hill, between the new houses first, and then between stone fields. There was silence and magic. They sent me this working pressure.

To be honest, initially I never thought of going to Donegal to do Irish course. The Connemara and Dingle my favorite places in Ireland and so was my intention to go to one of them.

I searched the Internet and I found many adult education courses in Carraroe, but they were there for people involved in education in Ireland. I am not among those, unfortunately.

Thank God, Gael Linn and they run courses in Irish for adults also. A good understanding of poor Irish who are seeking information. Since Anne was from Linn Cuireáin very friendly and very patient with me. She helped me find accommodation, choose the course level and gave me permission to pay the course fee on arrival. I am grateful to her.

One of the aims of the course was not to prove that a living language is Irish bheathach. Indeed, the Irish played beautifully by the teachers we had at the Academy of guests and locals as well.

But I went to the store in Derrybeg night to buy some milk, but I could not get it. I asked the server: "Can I buy milk here?" "Yes, it's in the Right-Hand corner," he responded.

He must have heard it I was a stranger, but I tried to speak Irish and I was hoping to hear, especially in the Gaeltacht. He disappointed me.

Even on Tory Island, the island much on the high seas on I visited him, with another person of course, did not speak any Irish girl at the bar but it happened that Polish! Convinced that the King, Patsaí Dan Rodgers, welcomed Irish, when he heard that she had us, and he told us a few words in Irish pub music he was playing there.

IRELAND Since I'm originally NOT at all and was not among my people Éireannaigh ever. In addition, I have not ever had an Irish teacher either. I'm learning Irish for the past four years, but I teach myself.

I have been learning at home, from the Internet, and from the books, CDs and tapes to my friends sent me from Ireland. I'ma member of a group of Irish learners on the Internet. I have conducted many Irish emails to my friends and to those lists.

Unfortunately, no opportunity to speak Irish at home. I do not know any Gaelic speakers in Poland. Therefore, I can read and write reasonably well in Irish, but it is very difficult for me to speak, although I dont know how to pronounce words, and it is even harder for me to understand spoken Irish. I'm listening to Radio na Gaeltachta and watch TV on the Internet in Irish, from time to time, but I do not see much of them.

There was only a year ago when I discovered I could do that. Not look at the sobalchláracha from Polish, at all, but look at Ros always, because the only language!

My way to the course of Irish in the very long and very difficult and very exciting at the same time.

Started my interest in culture when I was in secondary school and I came to book on Irish mythology.

My name is Danuta as a pagan name. It was very interesting to me to find out that there were Celtic goddess named Danú and eacaineacht was being celebrated this summer. Cuckoo celebrate my name day on 24th of June, which greatly surprised me.

It is my opinion that more than coincidence was strange. I started on books about Ireland, and authors read Éireannacha. Much later I moved the House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O'Brien Bhéarla into Polish and published.

The author of Ireland Irish showed me. I was reading a book in English and, unexpectedly, I became expressions of a very strange language I had not seen previously. It was a short story and the last sentence in each story, from this secret language.

I did not know what language I was only measurements that were Irish, as Ireland was the author. I wrote down the sentences that I promised myself that I could understand them, sooner or later. I moved my residence several hours later but I did like those expressions. They were staying for 13 years, but now I understand them. The Gaelic proverbs are.

I am the coordinator of International Projects in progress for two years at the school where I work. We do cooperate with schools from Ireland and three other foreign schools.

Now I teach Irish, Gaelic songs and dances for my students, and they enjoy it very much, and I also own. We're learning about the culture and being promoted, between school and city.

A Czyzewska Danuta (51) a secondary school teacher in Zyrardów in Poland. She Teagscann English and Physics. In language that she wrote this section.