Chance for adults to learn cupla focal
January 19, 2012
WITH BARACK Obama’s battle cry ‘Is Feidir Linn’ becoming the catch phrase of last year, more and more people are looking to learn (or rather re-learn) the cupla focal.
With that in mind, a parent in Scoil Aonghusa school in Drogheda is starting a new course open to anyone who would like to start from scratch or just refresh themselves if it has been a while since you spoke as Gaeilge.
‘Is Féidir Liom’ is a comprehensive Foundational Course in Irish for adults which has been under development and ongoing testing for over ten years,’ says Deirdre Kearney, who recently took the training course to run the classes.
‘It is aimed at interested adults who are absolute beginners in Irish and the approach is simple, enjoyable, just the right pitch and not overly ambitious.
The classes start on Thursday January 26th, from 8pm to 10pm and cost €80 for the eight week course.
‘Our main aim is to provide support for parents, grandparents and other carers in helping their children with Irish at home,’ says Deirdre, who has three children in the school (4th class, 3rd class and senior infants) and is a fluent Irish speaker.
’ The course points at patterns in Irish so that participants gain a basic understanding of the language.’ The venue is Scoil Aonghusa, at Sunday’s Gate, and the cost includes a course book and dictionary.
‘Information about the content and structure of the course is available on the supporting website www.isfeidirliom.ie and there is a booklet which can be downloaded in sections for each week or all at once under the ‘Audio Pages’ drop-down menu,’ adds Deirdre.
‘It is written in English and the audio pages are there to help with Irish pronunciation.
”Is Féidir Linn’ begins with ‘Is Féidir Liom’!
Drogheda Independent
