Who's gonna study ALIS this year?

RebeccaWatCom · 06-08-2011 11:11AM

im going! french and spanish....

RyDar · 06-08-2011 09:54PM

Don't worry about starting Japanese from the beginning, there is usually WAY more beginners than there is people who did it for the leaving. I was a beginner (although did have some experience through my own study of the language through the internet) and some of us beginners have overtaken some of those who've done the exam! It's hard for someone who did it for the leaving or took a class in it to concentrate when they know what's being done in class in their sleep, but before they know it we're onto more advanced stuff! Of course this is in the minority of cases but usually by first year everyone is at the same standard or near it, although you always get the few people who are far beyond leaving cert level, some of those people being gracious about it and some of 'em being gloryholes! Seriously though, don't worry about it, work hard and stay focused and of course have your fun too!

Cardor · 12-08-2011 10:17PM

Are classes taught in english or in the language your learning at intermediate level?

Cardor · 21-08-2011 05:44PM

Just 12 hours until I find out whether i'm doing this course or even going to DCU!

Cardor · 22-08-2011 06:08AM

WOOHOO!! Got it! Can't wait to start now!

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 10:29AM

Sooo.... Anybody else confirmed?

Konata · 22-08-2011 12:20PM

Me! Seriously excited

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 04:46PM

I'm guessing you're gonna do Japanese from your username?

Konata · 22-08-2011 04:48PM

Yup! Japanese & Irish

Yourself? Also Japanese?

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 04:49PM

Yup but French instead of Irish

Konata · 22-08-2011 04:53PM

Awesome.

Yay, Japanese buddies :P Have you studied it before? I did an evening course from January to June just to make sure I liked it - and I did! So I've got a little knowledge but not much, just a few basics and the hiragana/katakana.

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 05:01PM

Konata wrote: »

Awesome.

Yay, Japanese buddies :P Have you studied it before? I did an evening course from January to June just to make sure I liked it - and I did! So I've got a little knowledge but not much, just a few basics and the hiragana/katakana.

Yay This means I won't be the loner at the back of the class

I did Japanese for the Leaving Cert so I know a few basic things (like Hiragana, Katakana + a few kanji)
This might sound like an odd question but do you know a person named Hattie?

Konata · 22-08-2011 05:08PM

Nagikami wrote: »

Yay This means I won't be the loner at the back of the class
I did Japanese for the Leaving Cert so I know a few basic things (like Hiragana, Katakana + a few kanji)
This might sound like an odd question but do you know a person named Hattie?

Ah cool, I wish I had done it for LC but I wasn't interested in Japanese at the time ;_;

Eh... I do not. Should I? :P

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 05:14PM

Konata wrote: »

Ah cool, I wish I had done it for LC but I wasn't interested in Japanese at the time ;_;

Well you're still young (I'm guessing?) so you can still make up for lost time

Konata wrote: »

Eh... I do not. Should I? :P

Probably not It's just one of my friends told me that her friend is dropping out of her course to do ALIS because she hadn't known about it before so I'm trying to find out who it is (because I'm stalkery that way)

Konata · 22-08-2011 05:27PM

Nagikami wrote: »

Well you're still young (I'm guessing?) so you can still make up for lost time

I'm fairly young yea, 21 :P Dropped out of Biomedical Science in UCD half way through 2nd year - Japanese looks infintely more promising

Nagikami wrote: »

Probably not It's just one of my friends told me that her friend is dropping out of her course to do ALIS because she hadn't known about it before so I'm trying to find out who it is (because I'm stalkery that way)

Ah! Not me anyway :P

sourire · 22-08-2011 05:42PM

Hi Nagikami, we're taking the same languages:)

I wonder what activities we will be doing on the Best Programme, it's Wed and Thurs during orientation week...hope it's not lots of sports stuff!

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 06:08PM

Konata wrote: »

I'm fairly young yea, 21 :P Dropped out of Biomedical Science in UCD half way through 2nd year - Japanese looks infintely more promising

Biomedical Science? UCD? Congratulations on escaping

Japanese is indeed da bomb

Konata · 22-08-2011 06:10PM

Nagikami wrote: »

Biomedical Science? UCD? Congratulations on escaping
Japanese is indeed da bomb

Tell me about it. Nasty course and horrifically boring too! Glad to be rid of it

Woo bring on the Japanese! And Irish. But mainly the Japanese!

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 06:28PM

sourire wrote: »

Hi Nagikami, we're taking the same languages:)

I wonder what activities we will be doing on the Best Programme, it's Wed and Thurs during orientation week...hope it's not lots of sports stuff!

Well hello there I'll probably be seeing a lot of you then

Well on the orientation schedule it says activities not sports so my guess is we'll be doing sport and other stuff

Konata wrote: »

Woo bring on the Japanese! And Irish. But mainly the Japanese!

Here you go

Konata · 22-08-2011 06:51PM

Terrifying

I'm thinking more of this:

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 07:02PM

Konata wrote: »

Terrifying

I'm thinking more of this:

Oh I get the konata reference now

*knocks self on head* And yes everything does look better in anime form

Konata · 22-08-2011 08:34PM

Woo! Konata da beeeeeest

My goal is to be able to watch anime without needing subs, fingers crossed I can achieve that by the end of the 4 years :P

Nagikami · 22-08-2011 08:42PM

Konata wrote: »

Woo! Konata da beeeeeest

My goal is to be able to watch anime without needing subs, fingers crossed I can achieve that by the end of the 4 years :P

Watching it? No problem!! Understanding it is where I fall short...

I'd say you would be able to though (especially after a year in Japan)

rhesacotter · 24-08-2011 06:12PM

Whooo! Can't wait to start! So who's doing Japanese and French?

I don't know anyone starting and I'm moving up to Dublin, so feel free to add me on facebook so I won't be a loner when I start :P
anyone staying in Hampstead?

sourire · 24-08-2011 06:15PM

rhesacotter wrote: »

Whooo! Can't wait to start! So who's doing Japanese and French?

I don't know anyone starting and I'm moving up to Dublin, so feel free to add me on facebook so I won't be a loner when I start :P
anyone staying in Hampstead?

Yay, I'm doing Japanese and French too:) I don't know any other first years either...eeep

rhesacotter · 24-08-2011 06:20PM

sourire wrote: »

Yay, I'm doing Japanese and French too:) I don't know any other first years either...eeep

yeah it's kinda daunting

I don't know many people in Dublin either so I'm really nervous about going up.. but it'll be grand! Did you do Japanese for LC?

sourire · 24-08-2011 06:24PM

rhesacotter wrote: »

yeah it's kinda daunting I don't know many people in Dublin either so I'm really nervous about going up.. but it'll be grand! Did you do Japanese for LC?

Yeah, we'll be fine:) Noooo I'll be a complete beginner, have you done it for the lc?

rhesacotter · 24-08-2011 06:32PM

sourire wrote: »

Yeah, we'll be fine:) Noooo I'll be a complete beginner, have you done it for the lc?

Yeah I tried to do it for the JC but they don't offer it.. :P it's not as daunting as people think it is, people always ask me how difficult is it but if you have a genuine interest in it it's a very enjoyable language to learn! And you feel soo cool when you're able to write in it effortlessly, well I do anyway...

Cardor · 24-08-2011 07:30PM

rhesacotter wrote: »

Whooo! Can't wait to start! So who's doing Japanese and French?

I don't know anyone starting and I'm moving up to Dublin, so feel free to add me on facebook so I won't be a loner when I start :P
anyone staying in Hampstead?

Did you get Hampstead? Most first years are usually in larkfield! :P

I'l be in some of your modules for semester 1!.. But not the language ones! I'm doing german and spanish/japanese.. I'm still undecided! :P

rhesacotter · 24-08-2011 07:34PM

Cardor wrote: »

Did you get Hampstead? Most first years are usually in larkfield! :P

I'l be in some of your modules for semester 1!.. But not the language ones! I'm doing german and spanish/japanese.. I'm still undecided! :P

I don't know exactly but Hampstead was my first choice :S did you get Larkfield?

I'd recommend Japanese, but only if you're really interested in it because if you do you HAVE to go to Japan in Year3.

Who's gonna study ALIS this year?

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