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Subject BACHELOR OF ARTS - NUA GHAEILGE

Qualification: BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Award Type and NFQ Level:
Course code: ARTS
CAO/PAC code: MH101
Points: 320
QQI: Yes click here for details
Closing date: 01 July 2019
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> Students of the Modern Irish course study the language (spoken and written) and aspects of literature and culture.
> Our students learn about the diversity and rich heritage of the Irish language, and also acquire skills which will be advantageous to them throughout their lives, irrespective of what career they choose. They will accomplish this in a friendly, open Department which has a strong commitment to Irish and to learning.
> Spoken and written Irish are obviously central to our course and students are given every encouragement and support to improve their oral and written skills. To this end, students normally spend a period of residence in the Gaeltacht.
> Courses are given on contemporary literature – poetry, prose and drama – and explore certain themes in the literature in greater depth. Courses are also given on the literature of earlier periods of Irish: poetry, the Fenian Cycle, the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
> There also are optional modules on Scottish Gaelic and on Irish personal and placenames. In addition to practical workshops and tutorials on written and spoken Irish, we also offer modules on the sociolinguistics of Irish and on the phonology and dialectology of the modern language.
> All lectures, tutorials and workshops are through the medium of the Irish language, as is all communication with the Department, and while the first year course places significant emphasis on the written language (i.e. grammar), no prior knowledge of grammar is necessary.
> There is an Irish language support centre, An Droichead, which provides assistance to students, first year students in particular, who are struggling with the language. This works on a peer-tutoring basis, with second and third year students tutoring groups of no more than five students – allowing students to ask questions, to practice structures, etc.
> Maynooth has a long-standing tradition of Irish. The Professorship of Irish was established in 1804, shortly after St Patrick’s College was founded. As such, Irish has been taught on the campus for over two hundred years.
> Many aspects of Irish studies are researched in the Department, both language and literature, old and new, as well as other related areas of study. Among the courses offered are Linguistics, Folklore, Literary Criticism, Scottish Gaelic, Early Modern Irish, Irish Place and Personal Names. Irish is studied both as an academic subject and as a valuable part of Irish and European living cultural heritage.
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