{"id":41876,"date":"2017-02-01T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/?page_id=41876"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:01:46","slug":"20-01-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2017-2\/20-01-17\/","title":{"rendered":"20.01.17 &#8211; TG4 Foghlaim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned poet, <strong>P\u00e1draig Mac Suibhne<\/strong>, whose poem \u2018Colscaradh\u2019 features on the Irish Leaving Certificate Syllabus, will launch the site officially on <strong>Thursday<\/strong> the <strong>2nd of February<\/strong> at <strong>1.30<\/strong> in <strong>\u00c1ras na Gaeilge in NUI Galway<\/strong>. P\u00e1draig will be joined by TG4 presenter Fiona N\u00ed Fhlatharta and TG4\u2019s Deputy CEO, P\u00e1dhraic \u00d3 Ciardha. D\u00f3nall \u00d3 Braon\u00e1in, CEO of Acadamh na hOllscola\u00edochta Gaeilge will also be present together with Leaving Certificate students from Col\u00e1iste na Coiribe, Gaillimh.<\/p>\n<p>TG4 Foghlaim aims to ensure that students are well-informed on topics relevant to the Oral Irish exam, which is worth 40% of the overall subject grade. Other learners of all levels and ages, both nationally and internationally, are also encouraged to avail of the website free of charge to improve their oral Irish fluency.<\/p>\n<p>The free, user-friendly site encourages both teachers and students alike to engage with audiovisual content and downloadable lesson plans. <strong>TG4 Foghlaim<\/strong> has been careful to maintain a balance between the three major dialects that are represented in its content. This has been extracted from popular TG4 programmes or created exclusively for <strong>TG4 Foghlaim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The new aid also offers visual interpretations of the poetry set for the Oral Exam. These interpretations not only explore the literal and metaphorical meanings of the poems, but also feature video profiles of the five poets who composed the works in question.<\/p>\n<p>This new project is the latest is a series of partnerships between TG4 and NUI Galway for the benefit of both students and teachers alike. TG4\u2019s Deputy CEO, <strong>P\u00e1dhraic \u00d3 Ciardha<\/strong>, has revealed that this project has been the result of regular and increasing feedback from both teachers and students over recent years;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are delighted to launch this important and highly visual project which illustrates the importance that TG4 places on the development of Irish throughout the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CEO of Acadamh na hOllscola\u00edochta Gaeilge, D\u00f3nall \u00d3 Braon\u00e1in, points to the relevance of the project:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is terrific that Leaving Certificate students and teachers will benefit directly from leading research in language acquisition through first-class learning resources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned poet, P\u00e1draig Mac Suibhne, whose poem \u2018Colscaradh\u2019 features on the Irish Leaving Certificate Syllabus, will launch the site officially on Thursday the 2nd of February at 1.30 in \u00c1ras na Gaeilge in NUI Galway. P\u00e1draig will be joined by TG4 presenter Fiona N\u00ed Fhlatharta and TG4\u2019s Deputy CEO, P\u00e1dhraic \u00d3 Ciardha. D\u00f3nall \u00d3 Braon\u00e1in, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93320,"parent":40344,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pr.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>20.01.17 - TG4 Foghlaim - TG4<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"20.01.17 - TG4 Foghlaim - TG4\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Renowned poet, P\u00e1draig Mac Suibhne, whose poem \u2018Colscaradh\u2019 features on the Irish Leaving Certificate Syllabus, will launch the site officially on Thursday the 2nd of February at 1.30 in \u00c1ras na Gaeilge in NUI Galway. 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