Source: Caoimhe, Irish Community Manager, 2023
Creative Ways to Share the Irish language with Your Family
Tá sé tábhachtach an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn sa bhaile, go háirithe le do chlann. Is teanga luachmhar í an Ghaeilge, agus ár gcuspóirne sa bhlag seo ná bealaí cruthaitheacha a chur ar fáil duit leis an teanga a roinnt le do chlann. Mar bhall de phobal Gaeilge OLS, is féidir leat na smaointe seo a úsáid chun an teanga a roinnt le do lucht grá i modh simplí agus taitneamhach. Seo roinnt moltaí maidir le conas is féidir leat an Ghaeilge a roinnt le do chlann.
Cuir le chéile Bord Foghlama Gaeilge
Chun tosú, tá sé tábhachtach spás cruthaitheach a chruthú d'fhoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge agus d'fhoghlaimeoirí sa bhaile. Cruthaigh bord Gaeilge i do theach. Líon é le fíricí suimiúla faoin nGaeilge, seanfhocail, agus frásaí gasta a bhféadfadh siad a úsáid i rith an lae. Cabhróidh sé seo le do chlann páirt a ghlacadh go gníomhach i bhfoghlaim na Gaeilge.
Taispeáin dóibh an ábhar atá fógartha i bpobal Gaeilge OLS
Tá aistriúchán Béarla ar fáil do gach post blog agus fóram sa phobal. Is deis iontach é seo an Ghaeilge a chur i láthair do do chlann. Déan comhrá faoi na téamaí éagsúla agus faoin scéal iomlán. Bain taitneamh as na pictiúir agus páirtigh i scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach mar chuid den ghníomhaíocht seo. Beidh sé seo mar ghníomh spraíúil do gach aoisghrúpa.
Cúrsaí Gaeilge
Cuimhnigh go bhfuil cúrsaí Gaeilge ar fáil ar OLS chun do chuid Gaeilge a fheabhsú. Is aoibhinn linn scannáin, agus is éasca cláir físe a roinnt le do chlann. Féach ar na roghanna físe atá suim acu agus taispeáin dóibh conas iad a fheiceáil ar líne. Is féidir iad a aimsiú anseo.
Turas go dtí an Gaeltacht
Is smaoineamh iontach é turas fíorúil timpeall na Gaeltachta a eagru le do chlann. Féach ar léarscáileanna na Gaeltachta agus socraigh turas leathlae nó lae iomlán chun Gaeilge a labhairt le muintir na háite. Úsáid OLS chun frásaí agus focail nua a fhoghlaim roimh ré. Beidh sé seo ina turas cuimhníochta duit féin agus do do chlann.
Seisiún Ceoil agus Amhránaíochta Gaeilge
Tá ceol agus amhránaíocht lárnach i gcultúr na Gaeilge. Bailigh do chlann le chéile le hamhránaí nó le ceoltóir Gaeilge áitiúil. Éist leo ag seinm agus amhránaíocht a dhéanamh, agus foghlaim amhráin nua le chéile.
An Mór-Bhord Gníomhaíochta Gaeilge
Seo é an smaoineamh is mó de na smaointe! Cuir bord gníomhaíochta Gaeilge mór i gcrích trí rud éigin a dhéanamh i dteaghlach atá ag baint leis an nGaeilge. Faigh tic ar bhin amháin nuair a chruthaíonn tú éacht i do chlann. Déan comhrá iomlán faoin gcuid seo agus conas a bhaineann sé le do phróiseas foghlama, agus mol do chairde ag OLS tic a fháil ar a n-iarratais.
Tá súil againn go mbeidh tú spreagtha agus tioncharaithe ag na smaointe seo ar conas is féidir leat an Ghaeilge a roinnt le do chlann go cruthaitheach. Is acmhainn OLS é a chabhróidh leat do Ghaeilge a fhorbairt agus a roinnt le do chlann. Déan teagmháil linn agus bain triail as ár gcúrsaí Gaeilge ar líne freisin. Ba mhaith linn buíochas a ghabháil leat as do thiomantas don teanga agus don teaghlach. Slán go fóill, agus go n-éirí leat leis an nGaeilge!
Source: Caoimhe, Irish Community Manager, 2023
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Creative Ways to Share the Irish Language with Your Family
It is important to promote the Irish language at home, especially with your family. Irish is a valuable language, and our goal in this blog is to provide creative ways for you to share it with your family. As a member of the OLS Irish Community, you can use these ideas to engage and share the language with your loved ones in a simple and enjoyable way. Here are some suggestions on how you can share the Irish language with your family.
1. Put together an Irish Language Learning Board
To start, it is important to create a creative space for Irish learners and your family. Create an Irish language board in your home. Fill it with interesting facts about Irish, seanfhocails and quick phrases they can use day to day. This will help your family actively participate in learning Irish.
2. Show them the content posted in the Irish OLS Community
Every blog post and forum written in the community has an english translation. It is the perfect opportunity to introduce irish to your family. Have a conversation about the different subject matters and the overall story. Enjoy the pictures and engage in creative writing as part of this activity. This will be a fun activity for all age groups.
3. Irish Language Courses
Remember that there are Irish language courses available on OLS to improve your Irish. We love movies, and it's easy to share videos with your family. Look at the choice of videos your family are interested in and show them how to watch them online. They can be found here.
4. Turas go dtí an Gaeltacht
It is a wonderful idea to organise a trip around the Gaeltacht with your family. Look at the Gaeltacht maps and arrange a half-day or full-day tour to speak Irish with the locals. Use OLS for phrases and new words to learn in advance. This will be a memorable trip for you and your family.
5. Irish Music and Singing Session
Music and singing are central to Gaelic culture. Gather your family with a local Irish singer or musician. Listen to them play and sing, and learn new songs together.
6. The Big Irish Language Achievement Board
This is the biggest idea of them all! Set up a big Irish language achievement board by doing something related to the Irish language at home. You get a tick on one pin when you create a feat in your family. Have a complete conversation about how it relates to your learning process, and suggest your friends at OLS for ticks on their requests.
We hope you are inspired and influenced by these ideas on how you can creatively share the Irish language with your family. OLS is an asset that will help you develop and share your Irish. Please do share how it went below or in the “Practise Your Irish” Forum.
Caoimhe, Community Manager – Irish