Newsletter #10: June 2011

Fáilte!

You’re very welcome to the June edition of Gaelchultúr’s newsletter. This newsletter celebrates its first birthday this month!

Gaelchultúr

Summer courses for primary teachers – try now for free

Gaelchultúr is offering six accredited online courses for primary school teachers this summer, and participants can try all courses for free before registration.

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QuickGuide videos a YouTube hit

Since the end of March, the video guides in Irish and English to QuickGuide Irish Grammar have been watched nearly 20,000 times on YouTube, showing the level of interest in this new Irish language learning resource which focuses on the main aspects of the grammar of the language.

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Deal of the month on siopa.ie:
Irish Language Globe for €35
(RRP: €52)

June’s Deal of the Month on siopa.ie is an Irish language globe, a wonderful resource for children and adults alike which is available at a big discount throughout the month of June.

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Intensive Irish language course for post-primary teachers

If you’re a post-primary school teacher who teaches through Irish, you’ll have a great opportunity to improve your language skills this summer because COGG is organising an intensive Irish language course again this year.

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An interview with Alan Desmond, author of the book of the month for June on ClubLeabhar.com

In an exclusive interview for Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir, the Cork author Alan Desmond speaks to Michelle Ryan, administrator of ClubLeabhar.com, about life in Poland and about the novels he has written for adult learners.

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USC students visit Temple Bar

Gaelchultúr ran workshops in Irish, sean-nós dancing and singing for students from the University of Southern California who were in Ireland between 29 May and 11 June.

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Short and sharp

Seventeen short Irish language films are now available together on one website.

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School’s back for the summer!

Oideas Gael’s annual Summer School in Language and Culture will be held again this year between 23–30 July in Gleann Cholm Cille in Donegal.

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Paid training opportunities in EU institutions

Every year, graduates who wish to work as Irish translators in European Union institutions have the opportunity to participate in internships in those institutions.

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Competition

Three copies of the new edition of the grammar book Gramadach gan Stró! to be won.

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May competition winners

Congratulations to the winners of the May competition!

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Important dates

A list of important dates relating to events being run by Gaelchultúr and by other organisations.

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Link of the month

Research conducted by a Canadian neuroscientist shows that bilingualism can delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Technology tip of the month

The Irish spelling checker GaelSpell can be used for free within the Firefox browser, a great help when writing emails in Irish from your webmail account!

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