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Overview
Ireland is home to one of the oldest living languages in Europe. This course follows the course Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture. On Irish 102 - An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture at Dublin City University offered by FutureLearn, you’ll improve your understanding of basic spoken words, phrases and dialogues in Irish.
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.
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
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- An Cló Gaelach and Irish script
- Greetings and blessings
- Arranging to meet a friend
- The weather and its many forms
- The calendar, seasons, months of the year and days of the week
- Traditional festivals and their Celtic roots
- Numbers and telling the time
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 4 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is aimed at anyone interested in Irish language and culture.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full
Funding
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