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This course follows the course Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture.
You’ll learn how to discuss the weather, tell the time and expand your language awareness.
You’ll explore the vibrant culture of Ireland, by learning about Irish place-names, the Irish calendar, traditional festivals and the fusion of art, language and culture.
Bígí linn – join us!
Syllabus
Week 1: Beannachtaí, An Aimsir & Teanga/Greetings, Weather & Language
Week 2: An Féilire & Féilte/The Calendar & Festivals
Week 3: An Corp, Dathanna, & Éadaí/The Body, Colours, & Clothes
Week 4: Am, Bia & Deoch/Time, Food & Drink
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- Engage with the Irish language through culture
- Explore Irish script and the use of An Cló Gaelach in manuscripts and printed literature
- Reflect on greetings and blessings in the Irish language
- Describe the weather in its many forms
- Explore the fusion of culture and language in the calendar, days of the week and seasons
- Discuss what clothes you wear, food you eat and what you drink
- Compare clothes and colours
- Debate art as a product of language and culture
- Describe the time and arrange to meet a friend
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.