Postgraduate Diploma in Translation being offered by Gaelchultúr again
July 8, 2014
Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr is pleased to announce that the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán (Postgraduate Diploma in Translation), the first postgraduate programme being offered by Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr (www.gaelchultur.com), will be accepting a second cohort of students from September of this year.
Gaelchultúr was awarded the status of third level college by the government body Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI, or HETAC as it was formerly called) in July of last year and the company chose Coláiste na hÉireann as a name for the new college.
The Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán commenced in September 2013 and eleven students are currently undertaking this first programme.
The Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán is a Level 9 NFQ course and it lasts three semesters. It’s aimed at those who already have a good standard of Irish, but who wish to learn translation skills or to enhance the skills they already have. It’s also ideal for those who work through Irish on a daily basis – teachers and journalists, for example – who wish to improve their standard of writing in the language. The course will also benefit those who are interested in working as a translator, administrator or lawyer-linguist in one of the EU institutions.
The classroom-based sessions are held on one Saturday a month in Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr’s headquarters in Dublin city centre. A great deal of the course material is available on Gaelchultúr’s e-learning website, ranganna.com, and this gives students from all parts of Ireland the opportunity to undertake the programme (the first cohort, for example, includes students from Tory Island and the Kerry Gaeltacht).
Information sessions regarding the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán will take place in Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr, 11 Clare Street, Dublin 2 at the following times and dates:
6.00–7.00pm, Tuesday, 26 August 2014
12.00–1.00pm, Saturday, 30 August 2014
For more information about the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán programme, or to download the course brochure and application form, please visit http://gaelchultur.com/postgrad.aspx. You can also call (01) 484 5220 or write to eolas@gaelchultur.com.
The deadline for applications for the upcoming course is Tuesday, 2 September 2014.
Error-laden pidgin or creative creole? The Irish of the Gaelscoil
July 8, 2014
Is the mixture of Irish vocabulary and English grammar spoken by students in immersion courses simply incorrect language… or a linguistic gem?
In an exploration of the weird and wonderful linguistic features of the Irish language spoken in gaelscoileanna, Breandán Mac Ardghail offers an alternative perspective on the non-native schoolyard Irish of pupils.
Is the Irish students speak error-laden pidgin or a deviously creative creole?
In 2012, Breandán was a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at the University of Montana. He holds a Masters and a Batchelors degree in Modern Irish and is currently reading Applied Linguistics at Trinity College Dublin.
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Folúntas: Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha
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Folúntas: Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg
July 7, 2014
Minister Quinn publishes Ireland’s first National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
July 7, 2014
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today published the “National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development, 2014-2020”, Ireland’s first such strategy.
Education for sustainable development fosters and strengthens the capacity of individuals to make judgements and choices in favour of sustainable development.
The Strategy aims to ensure that learners are equipped with the relevant knowledge, and the key dispositions, skills and values to motivate and empower them to become informed citizens acting for a more sustainable future.
Eight ‘priority action areas’ have been identified. They include leadership and coordination, data collection and baseline measurement, and promoting participation by young people in decisions that affect them.
Each of the eight priority areas has a series of recommendations. These recommendations encompass all areas of the education system, from pre-school through to further and higher education, as well as non-formal and community education, and the Youth sector.
The ESD plan promotes greater participation by children and young people in decisions that affect them within the education sector, principally through student councils. This is in keeping with the Minister’s drive to ensure the voice of students is included in education. The establishment of more student councils at primary level will be encouraged, and the existing student council model at post primary level will be reviewed.
Welcoming the Strategy, Minister Quinn highlighted the importance of the Department of Education and Skills promoting sustainability in its own practice, “As an architect, I am delighted that the Department has won awards for sustainable design in our school building projects.
“This National ESD Strategy commits the Department to continue to build infrastructure that is cutting edge in terms of sustainability, as well as seeking to reduce its own energy usage and that of other institutions within the education sector.”
“I would like to extend my appreciation to those who generously contributed their time and expertise. In implementing the ESD Strategy, the Department will be seeking to work closely with you in this important area.”
An ESD Advisory Group is to be established, representing stakeholders, and chaired by a DES official, for exchanging best practice, building partnerships and mobilising stakeholders.
The publication of the National Strategy for ESD fulfils Ireland’s commitments under the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. It is also one of the commitments in Our Sustainable Future, the National Strategy on Sustainable Development, which was published by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government in 2012.
Eight priority action areas:
1. Leadership and coordination
2. Data collection and baseline measurement
3. Curriculum at pre-school, primary and post-primary
4. Professional development
5. Further education and training
6. Higher education and research
7. Promoting participation by young people
8. Sustainability in action
The report is available at http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Education-Reports/National-Strategy-on-Education-for-Sustainable-Development-in-Ireland-2014-2020.pdf
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