Ireland: Weaknesses highlighted in teaching Irish

Francis Hult francis.hult at UTSA.EDU
Wed Jul 16 19:32:32 UTC 2008


RTE News

 

Weaknesses highlighted in teaching Irish

 

An examination of the Irish language in primary schools has found significant weaknesses in the way it is taught and learned.

 

The report, compiled by inspectors from the Department of Education, found the standard of teaching and learning was 'fair to poor' in half of all classes observed.

It observed significant difficulties in 8% of classes.

 

The inspectors described the findings as disquieting.

 

The report also says it is worrying that almost a quarter of teachers had weaknesses in their own language competency and 9% had significant deficiencies.

 

Full story:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0715/education.html

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