Educational Programmes on TG4 this Easter
March 12, 2013
Two new educational shows for young people produced by Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge and Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge will be broadcast on TG4 this Easter
As Leaving Certificate students prepare for this year’s Irish language oral exam, ‘Cuireadh Chun Cainte’, featuring actor Marcus Lamb which will ease students into the revised new format of the exam. The programme will air on TG4 on Monday March 25th at 11 a.m to facilitate students preparing for the exam over the Easter break.
Since 2012, 40% of the marks for the Irish exam in the Leaving Certificate are awarded for the Irish oral, an exam which takes place over a fifteen minute period.
This increased emphasis on the oral exam will mean that the expert advice compiled by educational experts for the ‘Cuireadh Chun Cainte’ will be beneficial to students tackling the new syllabus.
Career Guidance- as Gaeilge
Presented by Sibéal Davitt and Ciarán Charles Ó Conghaile, Céim Chun Tosaigh: ag Obair le Gaeilge (A step ahead: Working with the Irish language) is an innovative Irish language career guidance programme produced by Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge and Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge for second level students across Ireland.
It is set to be broadcast on TG4 on Tuesday, March 26 at 11am.
Céim Chun Tosaigh provides information and guidance on courses, training options and career paths in Ireland and abroad and is aimed at senior cycle students. The programme examines the challenges faced by graduates in the current economic climate, while some of those interviewed have been successful working in careers working with the Irish language far afield from New York to Brussels.
The 27 minute programme focuses on a wide range of careers, from media, teaching, technology, linguistics, law, language teaching, sports, the army, the arts, business and childcare. It also highlights the highly transferable skills which multilingual graduates have and the dynamic career paths which are open to them.
Céim Chun Tosaigh: Ag Obair le Gaeilge was produced as part of a multimedia package for schools which includes a DVD which can be used as a learning resource in classrooms, a handbook with general information on career areas and skills and a series of lively short films and interviews published online on YouTube and Vimeo.
Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge and Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge received funding from Foras na Gaeilge, An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, and Teacher Professional Networks to produce these programmes.
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