This module is designed to nurture both good pedagogical practices and the specialist language competence required by the post-primary student teacher / teacher in the Immersion context in Ireland.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
This module will be of interest to students of education and qualified teachers interested in teaching their academic subjects, e.g. Physical Education, Music, Science, Technology etc. through the medium of Irish in the Immersion context, e.g. Gaelcholáiste, Aonad Lán-Ghaeilge and Scoil Ghaeltachta.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The linguistic competencies required by the Immersion teacher in the Irish-medium / Gaeltacht context will be examined and advanced. Students will be prepared for Irish-medium interviews and the oral examination of the Teastas sa Ghaeilge do ²Ñ³óú¾±²Ô³Ù±ð´Ç¾±°ùà Iar-bhunscoile. Students will develop their pedagogical expertise relating to the effective integration of language and academic content in the post-primary classroom.
PROGRAMME DELIVERY
The module will run online in the Spring 2026 semester. The workshops will take place on Wednesday evenings commencing 11 February 2026 for ten weeks (18.30-20.30).
An information session will take place Wednesday 28 January 2026 at 18.30-19.15.
and you will receive the MS Teams link closer to the time.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The module will be taught through the medium of Irish. Ideally, students will have completed a proportion of their schooling through the medium of Irish and / or they will have attained a H1, H2 or H3 in Irish at Leaving Certificate Level.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be asked to create and develop a language and teaching e-portfolio. There will also be an oral assessment at the end of the module which will include a mock interview for a teaching post in the immersion sector. There will be no end of semester written examination. The module is graded on a pass / fail basis.
THE TEACHING COUNCIL
This module satisfies Option 2, e.g. one two-week block of the Teaching Council’s subject registration requirements relating to the Immersive Educational Experience for Irish. Note that this is subject to change.
FEES AND HOW TO APPLY
€300 is the fee for qualified teachers. Email ciara.considine@ul.ie
Current ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students complete an additional module form to register for this module which is available by emailing ciara.considine@ul.ie
FURTHER INFORMATION
Ciara Considine
Riarthóir Feidhmiúcháin
Aonad na Gaeilge
Phone: 061 234754
Email: ciara.considine@ul.ie