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Personally I think it's a disgrace that after 13 years(minimum) of school the majority of school leavers can't hold a conversation 'as gaelige'.I call for a reform of how Irish is taught in schools to one that focus' on speaking the language.

2007-02-03 09:02:48 · 6 answers · asked by Keanoite 2 in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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I agree with you - I would have thought that the best way of keeping a language alive is for it to be used by people speaking it, not reading and writing it.

2007-02-03 09:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by Star 3 · 1 0

I agree, but I think people's attitude to the language needs to change also. If a person spends 13 years learning the language and can't hold a simple conversation, then that says something about them too I think. But yes, the focus should be on speaking it, as it should be in the foreign language curriculums too.

2007-02-03 09:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by murnip 6 · 0 0

It's a real shame. I'm an American of Irish heritage who'd have LOVED the opportunity to learn the language. It's pretty hard to do over hear, on your own, from books and cd's, and with no one to correct any mistakes you might make.
It's just the way of things that when you're young and people try to teach you about your culture and your history, you don't fully appreciate it, then when you're older and do appreciate it, it's not so easy to find ways or the time to learn.

2007-02-03 09:17:41 · answer #3 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 0 0

I can still speak Gaelic after 40 years in London and still find it a most beautiful and lyrical language. My disappointments about modern teaching is that most of my nephews and nieces in Ireland cannot hold a broken Gaelic conversation in any shape or form. The removal of the Fada and the Boultca may have made the teaching of it easier, but I believe has ruined those wonderful spellings. As for the use of English words such as 'car' instead of gluistan has totally ruined it for me. Slan leat agus go neirig an botar leat...................

2007-02-03 09:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 1 0

That's ridiculous! The teachers need to speak the language in classes with the students to practice their conversational skills! All of the language classes I've been in consisted of speaking the language out loud in front of the class almost daily. I don't speak the Gaelic language and have never had a class for it, but I don't see why I should be any different than learning German, Polish, etc.

2007-02-03 09:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 1 1

i imagine in hardship-free words the Roman Catholic colleges educate Irish. As adults, everybody can take Irish speaking training. one element I discovered, is that there are about 4 diverse variations of Irish, the most diverse to the different 3 being "Ulster" Irish (clearly!). So someone ought to study Ulster Irish yet not unavoidably understand the Irish from Leinster. same way Norwegians from the north do not understnad Norwegians from the south, so that they talk English.

2016-12-03 10:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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