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 Spring - Level 2: Buidling Vocab
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
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
Pricing:
- The down payment to register is $50 per person ($5 / lesson) to be venmoed to Tim Morrissey before the first lesson.
- After lesson 1, students who complete their ANKI will be charged an additional $5 per lesson.
- After lesson 1, students who do NOT complete their ANKI will be charged an additional $10.
Example:
- Down Payment - $ 50
- Total price for all lessons with completed homework each week - $100
- Total price for all lessons with 5 weeks of completed homework - $125
- Total price for all lessons with NO completed homework each week - $150
This $5 discount offered for weekly ANKI completion to encourage doing your daily Irish Gaelic practice.
Exceptions can be made for those without income or who are underemployed.
Attendees are encouraged to patronize Ernie O'Malley's, who has offered us the space for no charge.
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
No lessons on:
Feb 1 - Lá Fhéile Bríde (St. Bridget's Day) Celebration at the Wild Goose (ALL WELCOME)
Mar 1 - St. Pat's for All in Queens + Social at the Wild Goose (ALL WELCOME)
Mar 15 - St. Patrick's Day Weekend
Apr 5 - Easter Rising Commemoration Ceremony
Apr 12
May 10 - Tim M. away
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ernie O'Malley's, 140 East 27th Street, New York, United States
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