![]() ![]() ![]() The particular point in question is a wall located in one of the town’s main streets, where a particular language ideological debate is present. Be sure to look at Gaelchultúr’s website for more blogs on language learning and the learning opportunities that are available.The aim of this chapter 1 is to present an empirical study of one particular point in the linguistic landscape of a peripheral tourist town on the south-western seaboard of Ireland, Dingle. This is just a snippet of the advantages associated with learning languages, particularly learning Irish, and just some of the ways in which you can use Irish in your daily life. Register for a course with Gaelchultúr in which you will have plenty of opportunities to speak and listen to the language, attend an online language meet-up or organise your own! Check if there’s anything happening in your local area but if there isn’t much available, there are many options online. Play a radio show or podcast while you’re drinking your morning coffee, out walking or driving to work (Raidió na Life, Raidió na Gaeltachta, Beo ar Éigean, An Spota Dubh). ( Scrabble & Monopoly as Gaeilge available on Radio & podcasts But try your best to avoid insults and curses if the competition gets heated! Bring out the Scrabble or Monopoly (in Irish) at the next gathering of family or friends. Switch off Netflix and turn on TG4! TG4 has a wide range of excellent shows to suit everyone’s tastes, both young and old. You wouldn’t believe the amount of new words you can learn from them! (Peigín Leitir Móir and Ceol na Mara by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin are available on TG4 Even if you sing like a crow, both children and adults can have lots of fun singing rhymes and songs. For children, there are newly written books as well as translations of classics such as The Famous Five and Roald Dahl’s collection of books. Reading skills are incredibly important in developing language skills and there are plenty of Irish books available in all types and genres of books, from novels to historical books. If possible, it is worth giving your children an early start and immersing them in Irish from pre-school age. Here are a few recommendations for children and adults on ways to use Irish daily: Naíonraí & Gaelscoileanna As the proverb states “Beatha teanga í a labhairt” (“the life of a language is to speak it”), but it is also important to read it, write it, and hear it. The amount that a language is heard and used is the most important factor in achieving a high standard of language ability. The language that is heard and read is understood as input and the language that is spoken and written is the output. It is clear that learning Irish is incredibly worthwhile but the question now is ‘how can you develop a kinship with the language and an ability to speak it?’. The number of jobs requiring Irish is always increasing and employment is available in a range of sectors, such as media, education, the public service, translation, and culture and heritage. EmploymentĪs a bilingual more employment opportunities are available to you. The Irish are known as some of the friendliest people in the world and this holds true for the Irish speaking community. The Irish language community in Ireland and worldwide is growing and there are regular events throughout the year in which you can participate. The more languages you can speak, the more people you can communicate with. Learning or speaking a second language expands your social network. Through learning Irish you can, therefore, get a new perspective or deeper insight into your own heritage. The Irish language is closely connected to the history of Ireland and its impact on the variety of English we speak today is notable. You can get to know the people and learn more about their traditions, opinions and outlook through speaking their language. Cultural knowledgeĪlthough you do not need to know a language to learn about a culture, it certainly allows you to better understand that culture. There are generally no differences, even between children raised with Irish and children raised with English, in their success in English as a school subject – sometimes those raised with Irish even achieve better in English language exams! Speaking a second language also gives you an advantage when learning more languages. Educational opportunitiesīilingual children often do better than monolingual children in a range of school subjects. Research also indicates that bilingualism can help delay the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s symptoms. These skills are developed through the constant switching between languages that bilingual speakers do. According to research on bilingualism, people who speak two languages (or more) are able to focus on tasks for longer and are also better at multitasking. ![]()
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