Gaeilge gan Stró! - Lower Intermediate Level
Are you ready to move on to the next stage in your language learning journey? Or are you looking for a fun and effective way to brush up on your cúpla focal? Developed by Gaelchultúr, a third level college, Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level is an invaluable learning resource suitable for learners who have previously studied Irish and would like further opportunities to practice the language and progress to the next level. This unique on-demand programme offers learners the flexibility to learn at their own pace. This course will help you to further develop your vocabulary, grammar and fluency to allow you to play a more active role in daily conversations through Irish. Enhance your Irish-language skills with our Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level course.
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Lower Intermediate
15 units
80 - 100 hours
Video content
Audio content
Interactive exercises
Discussion forum
Bilingual
Introduction
Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level is ideal for individuals who have previously studied Irish and have some understanding of the language and would like further opportunities to practice and enhance their language skills. The course focuses on enhancing speaking and listening skills while also providing opportunities to improve reading and writing. Grammar is taught in context as required and sound files are available throughout the course, allowing learners to listen as often as they like to new words and phrases and practise what is taught.
Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level is designed to help learners:
Course Content
Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level builds upon Gaelchultúr’s Intermediate 1 (B1) live courses and aligns with the B1 syllabus set by Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge based on the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR).
There are 15 units in Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level, each of which concentrates on a distinct topic. Here are the topics dealt with in the course:
Course Units
- Background and Where You Live13 lessons
- The Family11 lessons
- The House14 lessons
- The Working Life9 lessons
- Holidays and Travel 9 lessons
- Education14 lessons
- My Lifestyle14 lessons
- Food and Drink14 lessons
- Daily Life and Social Life14 lessons
- Shopping and Money Matters14 lessons
- Illness, Traits and Emotions14 lessons
- Appointments and Arrangements14 lessons
- Languages14 lessons
- The Media14 lessons
- Speaking about the Future14 lessons
Unit Content
- Key sounds
- The pronunciations which the learner should focus on in that particular unit.
- Useful information
- The grammar relevant to the topic covered in the unit. This grammar is presented in context and in manageable chunks, and complicated terminology is avoided.
- Conversations
- Four dialogues, with accompanying translations into English. The language contained in these dialogues is natural and authentic, and reflects everyday usage.
- Vocabulary and Useful phrases
- Core vocabulary and useful phrases relating to the theme of the unit.
- Exercises
- A wide range of fun to-do activities based on the vocabulary and grammar presented in the unit. The written exercises are interactive. Once you’ve completed an exercise, you can click on the “Send” button and receive feedback immediately. You’re told which answers were correct and which were incorrect, you’re given the correct answers and a score. The oral exercises are accompanied by sounds files.
- Insight
- These short passages aim to give the learner information about the history of the Irish language and a better understanding of Irish in the contemporary world.
- Useful tips for learners
- Handy tips on how to become a more efficient language learner.
- Talking heads
- The ‘Talking heads’ section contains video segments featuring a range of speakers, filmed on location in Dublin and Galway.
Course guide
We think the best way to teach a language is through that language; all the instructions in this course are therefore in Irish but you can click on the ‘Taispeáin Fotheidil’ / ‘Show Subtitles’ button 
in the top right-hand corner at any time to access English translations. You can also click on the plus sign 
beside individual sentences to see the English version of those sentences.
All the exercises in the course are interactive. Once you have completed an exercise, you can click on the ‘Seol’ (Send) button and receive feedback immediately. You are told which answers were correct and which were incorrect, you are given the correct answers and a score.
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At the beginning of each unit, you are told what aspects of the language are the focus of that unit.
In order to move from one screen to another all you need to do is click on the 
icon, which appears on the right-hand side, at the top and bottom of each screen. You can also click on any line of text under the words PLEAN AN AONAID on the left-hand of the screen in order to access another part of the unit.
On the last page of each unit, an leathanach scoir, you are given an overview of the work that you have done in that unit and your total score for the unit. You are given several choices as well: to continue to the next unit, to go back on the unit that you have just completed, or go back to the very beginning of the course.
ForumA forum has been provided for the Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level course. Those registered for the course have an opportunity to contact other learners through this discussion forum. They can send messages to the forum, ask and answer questions, and express ideas.
FAQs
Immediately! Students study the course independently of a teacher. This means that you can improve
your Irish in the office or from the comfort of your home, at your own pace, and at whatever time
suits you.
Write it on the forum! You’ll be able to contact other learners through this discussion forum. You
can send messages, ask and answer questions, and express ideas there. Members of the Gaelchultúr
team keep an eye on the forum, so they’ll be able to answer any tricky questions.
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