About this Event
These classes have been the highlight of my week. Tim fosters a great learning community, and the ANKI resources really reinforced what we learned in class. It's also super affordable, which has made it sustainable for me and my friends! - Quinn D.
Irish Gaelic Bootcamp Fall
Level 2: Buidling Vocab - Sundays in person 3-5 (Vocab and Sean Nós training after)
Level 4: Reading II - Mondays online 6-8
Irish Gaelic is a beautiful languages with over 1500 years of history on the island of Ireland. Over 700,000 speakers of Irish Gaelic migrated to North America in the past two centuries, but few of them passed the language on to their children and grandchildren.
These lessons are designed to welcome New Yorkers of all backgrounds (whether you are Irish, Irish American, or simply interested in learning) into the growing community of Irish Gaelic speakers, giving them the tools to learn the language, and the environment to encourage them to keep doing so.
Learning a language can take years! But with the combination of ANKI (a software) and our community of speakers, we can make sure you don't have to do it all on your own.
Objectives of the Foundations Bootcamp:
- Learn how to pronounce the sounds in the Irish language
- Exposure up to 1000+ words
- Learning about the history and the literature of the Gaeltacht
- Learn Sean Nós songs
Pricing:
The Price for the Full course is $250 to be paid up front via Cash, Venmo, Apple Pay, or check.
One price gets you access to all lessons in level 2 and 4, and students are encouraged to attend both lessons every week if they have the time.
Discounts can be provided for those who are underemployed (making less than $45K annually) or are students. Discounts usually start at $50 off, and can change as needed for the individual in question. Please email [email protected] to inquire further.
Please confirm your spot in the class by paying ahead of time via Venmo or reaching out to the above email with inquiries about cash and check.
VENMO: @timmorise
Attendees are encouraged to patronize Ernie O'Malley's, who has offered us the space for no charge.
What's ANKI?
- “Spaced Repetition System” (a fancy way of saying flashcards)
- Daily goals
- Pre-made deck for pronunciation & vocab.
- Small amounts of daily practice
- Tech assistance provided by instructor
About the Instructor:
Tim Morrissey is a graduate student in the Irish and Irish American studies program at NYU. He has been speaking and learning Irish Gaelic since he was young, and has developed this curriculum with American learners in mind. He produced the Irish CORE 1K deck, and is currently working to produce the CORE 2K deck, which will offer students the next 1000 words and phrases to learn.
email [email protected] with questions
Event venue & nearby stays
Ernie O'Malley's, 140 East 27th Street, New York, United States
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