St Ciaran’s College languages department continues to excel
Samhain 18, 2013
A HUGE congratulations to three Year 10 pupils from St. Ciaran’s College Ballygawley – Darragh Canavan, Niall McElvogue, Sarah Gartland and Ellen Rafferty who came 2nd out of 400 participants in an Irish quiz organised by Gael Linn in Dun Uladh!
St. Ciaran’s has a strong track record at this annual event, with school teams regularly successfully competing and bringing back awards. Ellen Rafferty, one of the pupils in the winning team said; “I am delighted to have come second out of so many competitors. I feel really proud of our achievement and grateful of the support our Irish teachers have given us.”
Irish and French students at St. Ciaran’s College are regularly involved in many extra-curricular activities in order to strengthen their understanding of the languages and develop their conversational skills further. Last term, Year 13 French and Irish students went to two local primary schools; Glencull and St. Mary’s Ballygawley to teach primary schools students there over a 6 week period.
This was a great success and Damian Cullen, principal of St. Mary’s Ballygawley said: “As a school, we have very much appreciated the input St. Ciaran’s students gave our Years 5, 6+7 pupils. It has been invaluable to the children at St. Mary’s in giving them an insight and a positive introduction to the language.”
This mutually beneficial initiative meant that both the primary school pupils being taught French and Irish and the Post 16 language students delivering the programme were learning and gaining invaluable experience.
Last year, Year 13 and 14 French and Irish students took part in the Juvenes Translatores contest, organised by the European Union. Pupils had to translate a one-page text in any of the 552 language combinations of their choice from among the EU’s 24 official languages and received certificates for their participation.
This year, St. Ciaran’s college is one of only 17 post-primary schools taking part in the contest later in November.
As well as this, ten Irish students from St. Ciaran’s attended the Gaeltacht over the summer months, with 6 of them being awarded scholarships for Gael Linn and the school was also awarded the Father Murray shield by Comhaltas Uladh for best spoken Irish in a secondary school.
Three students were also awarded scholarships for the Gaeltacht from Comhaltas Uladh for excellent oral work- Shauna Kelly, Grainne Gormley and Niamh Donnelly.Irish students ranging from years 8-11 thoroughly enjoy participating at the Feis each year and last year Shauna Stevenson, a current Year 11 pupil, received a scholarship from the Feis.
To coincide with the European Day of languages at the end of September, the French Onatti Theatre group came to the school to perform a play in French which was a great success and was enjoyed by pupils from years 9-14. This gave the pupils the fantastic opportunity to see live theatre in a different language and gain a greater appreciation of the language.
The Modern Languages department is a core one within St. Ciaran’s and is vital in offering students the opportunity to foster their knowledge and appreciation of both the Irish language as the native language as well as a deeper understanding of the French language and culture.
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Aighneacht Gaelscoileanna Teo. ar Uileghabhálacht Bhreisithe a Chur Chun Cinn sna Bunscoileanna
Samhain 18, 2013
Is mian le Gaelscoileanna Teo. leis seo aighneacht a chur faoi bhráid na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna mar fhreagairt do chuireadh ar aighneacht mar chuid den phróiseas comhairliúcháin ar cheist an Uileghabhálacht Bhreisithe a Chur Chun Cinn sna Bunscoileanna.
Fáiltíonn Gaelscoileanna Teo. roimh an deis ionchur a bheith acu sa phróiseas ach go háirithe mar a bhaineann leis na scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Fáiltíonn an eagraíocht roimh chóras oideachais a chinntíonn cleachtais uilechuimsitheacha, trédhearcacha, cothrom, agus a ardaíonn muinín na bpobal éagsúla, ach go háirithe na dtuismitheoirí reatha agus ionchasacha, dá réir.
Ghlac Gaelscoileanna Teo. páirt ghníomhach agus lárnach sa bhfóram faoi Phátrúnacht agus Iolrachas in Earnáil an Bhunoideachais sna blianta 2011-2012. D’fháiltíomar go mór roimh an deis ionchur a bheith againn sa phróiseas trí chur i láthair sna seisiún poiblí agus trí aighneachtaí a scríobh. Tógann an aighneacht seo ar na pointí a ardaíodh sna haighneachtaí go dáta ar an ábhar agus déantar forbairt ar na coincheapa ina leith, ag freagairt go díreach do na saincheisteanna a ardaíodh sa chuireadh chun aighneachta.
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Cruinneas agus Scríobh na Gaeilge
Samhain 15, 2013
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Post buan – Príomhoide, Coláiste Ghór na Mara, Baile Brigín, Co. Átha Cliath
Samhain 15, 2013
Is mian leis an mBord Bainistíochta a fhógairt go bhfuil Príomhoide le ceapadh, a rachaidh i mbun dualgais ó 3 Feabhra 2014. Iarbhunscoil, dheonach, Ilchreidmheach, Lán-Ghaeilge do chailíní agus buachaillí is ea Coláiste Ghór na Mara, atá faoi Iontaobhas Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna lánGhaeilge agus a bheidh ag oscailt don chéad uair mí Mheán Fómhair 2014. Is féidir foirm iarratais a fháil trí ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig an cathaoirleach ag pocolaisteghlornamara@gmail.com
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Dea-scéal do Ghaelscoil Cois Feabhail – an scoil ag bogadh go foirgneamh buan
Samhain 15, 2013
Tá daltaí, foireann, tuismitheoirí agus Bord Bainistíochta na scoile ag Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail i gCo. Dhún na nGall ag ceiliúradh agus scéal faighte acu go bhfuil cead tugtha ag an Roinn Oideachais dóibh bogadh go foirgneamh buan.
“Cinneadh stairiúil atá ann don scoil,” arsa Antóin Ó Dúgain, Cathaoirleach ar Bhord Bainistíochta na scoile.
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Bogfaidh Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail ó láthair an CLG go dtí an foirgneamh buan atá lonnaithe sa bhaile féin. Cuirfidh an Roinn Oideachais maoiniú suntasach ar fáil chun an obair athchóirithe a dhéanamh. Níl sprioc ama ar fáil go fóill ach táthar ag súil go mbogfaidh an scoil go dtí an foirgneamh buan gan mhoill. Tá An Foras Pátrúnachta i mbun cainteanna le húdaráis na Deoise chun na sonraí a dheimhniú.
“Tugann oideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge buntáiste do pháistí,” arsa Gráinne Nic Robhartaigh, príomhoide na scoile.
“Léiríonn staidéir idirnáisiúnta go mbíonn buntáiste oideachasúil ag páistí a fhoghlaimíonn tríd an dara teanga agus go dtagann feabhas ar a gcumas cognaíoch mar thoradh. Feicfimid an méid seo ó thorthaí meánscoile ár n-iardhaltaí.”
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SpeakTalkChat – Do Ghaeltacht ar Líne
Samhain 15, 2013
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Group highlights importance of language learning for jobs
Samhain 15, 2013
A new group to highlight the importance of language learning for employment was launched in Trinity College Dublin yesterday.
Only 40 per cent of Irish people can hold a conversation in any second language, which is the fourth lowest rate in Europe.
One Voice for Languages is a group of more than 200 linguists, academics, teachers, parents, arts representatives and business leaders who have come together to “highlight Ireland’s deficit in 21st-century language skills”.
The group said language learning is important for employment, education and intercultural understanding. It also claimed language learning is the subject of a “diminishing status” in the Irish education system.
The group came together to raise awareness of the issue following “repeated calls” from industry leaders, employment specialists and experienced linguists.
Dr Ann Devitt said the group was seeking to “highlight how important languages are for Ireland, not only in terms of skills for the economy but also in terms of societal and cultural benefits”.
www.irishtimes.com
New campaign aims to boost languages in our education
Samhain 15, 2013
ENGLISH is no longer enough – that is the message of a new campaign to give languages a greater voice in education.
The big focus on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) has prompted concern that languages will get left behind.
While so-called STEM subjects are much in demand from employers, proficiency in foreign languages is also essential for many jobs.
Many businesses and industries operate in a global market, and their staff need to be able to communicate across the world.
Employers in Ireland regularly complain about the lack of home graduates with the necessary language skills.
Now the languages fightback has started, backed by more than 200 linguists, academics, teachers, parents and business leaders. It represents the first coming together of all levels of the education system, as well as business leaders and social entrepreneurs, to support language teaching and learning.
The One Voice for Languages campaign argues that employment is not the only reason for students to develop their linguistic skills.
They point to national and international research, demonstrating the direct benefits of language learning in boosting literacy, at both primary and post-primary level.
Proficiency in foreign languages also brings wider social and cultural benefits, they say.
French is the most popular language in the Leaving Certificate, taken by about 25,000 of over 55,000 candidates this year. A long way behind comes German, at about 6,600 candidates, Spanish with about 5,000, with Italian, Russian and Japanese trailing at around 300.
In the Leaving Certificate, male students are less likely to take languages than females.
Dr Ann Devitt, assistant professor in modern languages in Trinity College, said Ireland, with its own national language and migrant populations had the potential to become a place of rich linguistic diversity.
But this potential wealth was not being developed, with only 40pc of Irish people claiming they could hold a conversation in any second language – the fourth lowest rate in Europe, she said. Ireland is the only country in Europe, other than Scotland, where a non-indigenous language is not compulsory at any stage of the mainstream educational curriculum
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Agóid ar an 20 Samhain, fáilte roimh tacaíocht
Samhain 15, 2013
Beidh tuistí agus lucht leanúna páistí nach bhfuair áit i nGaelcholáiste Mhuire, Mainistir Thuaidh , Corcaigh, ag eagrú agóid taobh amuigh oifig Edmund Rice Trust sa Charraig Dubh Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn, an 20 Samhain, ag 12pm.
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Deis d’fhiontraithe óga!
Samhain 14, 2013
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