So, my first (and last?) Immersion in the Irish language, was the annual gathering of
Colaiste na nGael (Irish college) at
Aylesford priory
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| Some days you're the bear... |
The tutors were excellent, but as expected the tutoring was all in Irish. For someone who is barely making headway into verbs (being able to translate "
Dúirt sí póg mo thóin" into English or vice versa was one of my proudest moments) being confronted by teaching in Irish blew my mind. I was lucky if I got one in four words.
But this is the question, how do you expand your limits and understanding without stepping beyond them? And have I actually learned anything useful in my ignorance, or simply wasted my time surrounded by people whose language I don't speak yet....
How do you feel when you try something new... and how do you find the right balance when learning between exposure to the new and plain exposure?
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