Gaelteanga

Self-Study Courses

Would you like to study Irish in your own time, independent of a teacher, at your own pace? Then, try Gaelteanga’s highly interactive and engaging self-study courses. These courses, which are carefully graded, aim to make the language accessible and fun to learn.

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Course Content

Six-month access to an online self-study course
Each new word or phrase accompanied by a sound file
Five fun interactive quizzes at the end of each unit of learning
Full support throughout the course
Content can be accessed easily from any device
Option of undertaking an online oral exam and gaining a certificate

Our approach

These self-study courses are carefully graded and the language is taught in a clear and accessible way.
Each new word or sentence is accompanied by a sound file.
The focus is on teaching natural everyday Irish and getting the learner to communicate in the language as soon as possible.
Each unit contains five fun interactive exercises which test the learner’s knowledge of the language taught in that unit.
Grammar is taught in context, as it’s required, and is presented in manageable chunks. Complicated explanations are avoided.
On completing a course, learners can take an online oral exam and gain a certificate or choose to progress to the next course without taking an exam.

Course Levels

Beginners / A1 Elementary / A2 Lower Intermediate / B1 Upper Intermediate / B2

Beginners / A1 (TiLG steps 1, 2 and 3)

Aimed at those who have no knowledge of the Irish language or who know only a few words and phrases.
It is not suitable for anyone who has already completed a course at level A1 or who has studied Irish at secondary school.

Elementary / A2 (TiLG steps 4, 5 and 6)

Suitable for those who have undertaken a complete course at level A1.
Learners who take this course are able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
They are able to introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where someone lives, people they know and things they have.
They can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
In an Irish context, this level usually suits those who did ordinary level Irish in the Leaving Cert.

Lower Intermediate / B1 (TiLG steps 7 and 8)

This level is aimed at those who can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance, e.g., very basic personal and family information, local geography, employment.
They can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
They can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
In an Irish context, this level usually suits those who did higher level Irish in the Leaving Cert.

Upper Intermediate / B2 (TiLG steps 9 and 10)

Suitable for those who can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
They are comfortable speaking Irish and use the language from time to time – in a social context, for example
They can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst talking to native speakers.
They can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
They can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
The topics at this level are more challenging than those covered at lower intermediate level.

A Guide to using the self-study courses

1. On the first page of every TiLG unit, an overview of the language covered in that unit is given.
2. You can listen to all the new words and sentences taught in the course by simply clicking on them.
3. You can also click on words and sentences contained in tables to listen to them.
4. Each unit contains two conversations. To listen to the two conversations in their entirety, click on their title at the top of the page.
5. You can also listen to individual lines within the conversations by clicking on those lines.
6. Once you have studied the conversations, you can test your knowledge of them by completing the ‘Your turn!’ exercise. 7. Say the Irish version of each English sentence that appears in the exercise, then click on that English version to reveal the correct Irish sentence and to listen to the pronunciation of that sentence.
8. If you wish to repeat the exercise, click on the refresh button at the bottom of the screen.
9. There are five exercises to be found at the end of each unit. You can use these to test your knowledge of the language contained in the unit. 10. Exercise types include drag and drop, match the sentences and fill the gaps.
11. It’s best to keep doing the exercises until you manage to get each one totally correct. 12. Many of the units contain vocabulary lists. You are not expected to learn all the words in these lists – simply learn the ones that are relevant to you.
13. A colour scheme is used to draw the learner’s attention to difficult sounds that he or she should be careful with. For example, red is used in the case of the séimhiú and green is used in the case of the urú.