Inside Education On 103.2 Dublin City Fm

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. My guest on the podcast today is my colleague, Dr. Claire Dunne, from the Marino Institute of Education. Among the topics we discussed were: Why learning another language gives you another window on the world. Why literacy is crucial for those who speak minoritised languages so that they can have widespread access to texts in the language. Why should people learn Irish, when in most cases it is not required for communication purposes? What the Irish language has in common with Cant and Irish Sign Language. How older people in Wales are incentivised to learn Welsh and share it with younger people. People’s favourite memories of learning Irish (including creative applications, the arts and the relationship with the teacher). The positive impact parents can have in showing an interest in a child’s learning of Irish Setting targets for what you want to learn in the language (e.g. tell a joke, sing a song) Identifying good practice in the teaching of Irish (e.g. board gam