Junior Spider Internet Awards
October 8, 2013
The Eircom Junior Spiders, internet awards which recognise the work of students and teachers in primary and secondary schools across the country, are soon to open for applications.
Among this year’s categories, is a category for Irish language or bilingual websites, ‘Suíomh is Fearr’, sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge. Websites or blogs can be entered in this category and can be based on any content, but must use the Irish language in a creative and innovative way.
The awards are divided as follows: MEGA for primary schools; GIGA for years 1-3 of post-primary schools; and TERA for years 4-6 of post-primary school. Each classification is then subdivided into distinct categories based on content and type.
Last year’s Irish language winners were Coláiste Íosagáin, Dublin, in the TERA category for their site, ‘Níos Aclaí Anois’ and St. Colman’s College, Mayo in the GIGA category for their site, ‘Irish Exam Guide’
The competition will be open for applications from 10 November 2013, and schools and students have until 07 February to submit their applications. A shortlist will be announced on 19 February 2014 and the award ceremony will take place on 04 March 2014 in Dublin’s RDS. Each of the shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to display their site at this event.
Further information in relation to this competition is available at www.juniorspiders.ie
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New books in Irish from Mála Mór
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Comhdháil iontach
October 8, 2013
The pre-school organisation Altram was set up in 1990 to support all-Irish early years projects. Altram organises training and resources for staff members, committees and parents who have an active interest in Irish language nurseries. Altram organised an international conference last week in Derry.(By the way, the development of conference facilities in Derry is another example of the progress being made in this city.) Among the speakers was Doctor Antonella Sorace of Edinburgh University who asked the question ‘Why is bilingualism important?’. Doctor Piet Van de Craén from Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, spoke on the theme ‘Early bilingualism in the European Union.’ Aodán Mac Póilin (The Ulster Trust) spoke about the Irish language in Northern Ireland, and Áine Andrews from Altram gave a lecture on ‘Early years Irish education in Northern Ireland, successes and challenges.’ There were workshops on the Friday, showing resources for parents and teachers. The early years are extremely important. A child should start the second language as early as possible. A small child sees no problem with two languages: it is amazing how a young child can go from one language to another without thinking after a short while in an all-Irish nursery or primary school. But this is not a miracle: two thirds of the world’s population speak at least two languages. When someone starts to learn a language later, he sees a series of problems: grammar, vocabulary, translation, etc.: he is trying to learn a lot within a short period of time in an unnatural way. You can learn a language later on in life, but it is much more difficult. Bilingualism opens the mind (that is why I am so broad-minded myself) and it gives the child insight and self confidence – and much more, of course.
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