Ionad Taighde Nua in Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath chun Feabhas a chinnti¨² i dTeagasc agus i bhFoghlaim na Gaeilge

Sheol Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath ionad taighde a bhfuil s¨¦ mar aidhm aige feabhas a chinnti¨² i dTeagasc agus i bhFoghlaim na Gaeilge. D¨¦anfar taighde san ionad nua seo ar gach gn¨¦ d¡¯fhoghlaim na Gaeilge leis an teanga a neart¨² agus a chinnti¨² go m¨²infear ¨ª chomh h¨¦ifeachtach agus is f¨¦idir don ch¨¦ad ghl¨²in eile d¡¯fhoghlaimeoir¨ª.

Sheol an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna Joe McHugh, TD, an tIonad go hoifigi¨²il inniu ag ¨®c¨¢id ar Champas Ph¨¢draig de chuid Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath. Beidh r¨®l t¨¢bhachtach ag an l¨¢rionad maidir le m¨²inteoir¨ª, lucht d¨¦anta beartas agus p¨¢irtithe leasmhara a choinne¨¢il ar an eolas mar gheall ar na forbairt¨ª is d¨¦ana¨ª i r¨¦imse na m¨²inteoireachta teanga.

Ag caint d¨® ag an seoladh d¨²irt an tAire McHugh:

¡°L¨¦ir¨ªonn bun¨² SEALBH? chomh tiomanta is at¨¢ DCU don Ghaeilge agus t¨¢ an-chreidi¨²int ag dul d¨®ibh si¨²d at¨¢ taobh thiar d¨®. Tugann s¨¦ l¨¦argas nua don oideachas agus d¡¯oili¨²int mh¨²inteoir¨ª d¨¢r scoileanna le cinnti¨² go mbeidh an taca¨ªocht acad¨²il is fearr ar f¨¢il le cuidi¨² le seachadadh na teanga go dt¨ª ¨¢r gcuid p¨¢ist¨ª.¡±

Bh¨ª an m¨¦id seo le r¨¢ ag an Ollamh P¨¢draig ? Duibhir, Leas-D¨¦an, Institi¨²id Oideachais DCU:

¡°T¨¢ Pobal Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath thar a bheith br¨®d¨²il as an m¨¦id a dh¨¦antar anseo maidir le forbairt agus le dul chun cinn na Gaeilge agus creidimid go gcuirfidh SEALBH? go m¨®r leis an gcl¨² at¨¢ tuillte againn sa ghn¨¦ seo den oideachas cheana f¨¦in. Creidimid go mbeidh r¨®l l¨¢rnach ag an Ionad le cinnti¨² go bhfuil foghlaim agus teagasc na Gaeilge bunaithe ar thaighde agus go mbeidh s¨¦ chomh h¨¦ifeachtach agus is f¨¦idir.¡±

Bainfidh SEALBH? leas as saineolas agus as taith¨ª thras-d¨¢imhe na nDaonnachta¨ª, na nEola¨ªochta¨ª S¨®isialta agus Institi¨²id Oideachais Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath. Glacfaidh an fhoireann p¨¢irt i dtionscadail taighde comhoibr¨ªocha, idir n¨¢isi¨²nta agus idirn¨¢isi¨²nta, a bheidh mar bhonn eolais do mh¨²ineadh na Gaeilge ¨®n r¨¦amhscola¨ªocht go dt¨ª an ollscola¨ªocht agus ar l¨ªne.

Is f¨¦idir tuilleadh eolais a fh¨¢il mar gheall ar SEALBH? ar www.dcu.ie/sealbhu

New Centre at DCU to support excellence in Irish language teaching and learning 

Minister for Education and Skills launches SEALBH? - DCU¡¯s Research Centre for the Learning and Teaching of Irish

Dublin City University has launched a research centre which aims to support excellence in the teaching and learning of the Irish language.

SEALBH?, meaning ¡®acquisition¡¯ in Irish, will conduct research on all aspects of acquiring Irish, with the aim of strengthening the language and ensuring that it be taught as effectively as possible to the next generation of learners.

The Centre was officially launched by Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, at an event on DCU¡¯s St. Patrick¡¯s Campus. It will play an important role in keeping teachers, policy makers and other stakeholders informed of the most recent developments in the field of language teaching.

Speaking at the launch, Minister McHugh said:

¡°Establishing the Sealbh¨² facility is a strong statement of intent by DCU and those behind it deserve huge credit for the focus and dedication they are putting into the Irish language. It will bring a new dimension to education and in preparing teachers for our schools to ensure that they have the best academic support to help pass our language on to our children.¡±

Professor Padraig ? Duibhir, Deputy Dean, DCU Institute of Education, commented:

¡°The DCU community is very proud of the contribution it is making in the promotion and development of Irish and believes that the establishment of SEALBH? will add to our reputation in this area. We believe that this Centre will play a significant role in ensuring that the teaching and learning of Irish is research driven, and as effective as possible.¡±

SEALBH? will draw on a wealth of expertise across the faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences and the DCU Institute of Education. Staff will engage in collaborative research projects with a national and international focus, which will inform the teaching of Irish in all settings from early childhood to primary, post-primary, third level and online. 

For further information about SEALBH?, visit www.dcu.ie/sealbhu