Why choose an Irish-medium route at St. Mary’s University College?
Students select Irish-medium education at St. Mary’s University College because: • Irish-medium schools and units are growing throughout the country and offer excellent professional opportunities to teachers and others. “In the future, I would like a post in an Irish-medium school and to use the language teaching children.” Máire Nig Uidhir, BEd 4. “I love Irish and want to be an Irish-medium teacher, particularly as I attended an Irish-medium primary school myself.” Duailtín Ní Mhianáin, BEd 4. • This bilingual course is a stimulating and interesting route through the B.Ed. and offers both practical and theoretical insights into the advantages and challenges of learning through a second language. “I have always been interested in Irish and in teaching and the excellence of this course at St. Mary’s is well known.” Charlene Ní Bhrádaigh, BEd 4. • An appreciation of the importance of Irish is best communicated by using the language in everyday life. Learning and teaching through the med
