Second Annual Barra Ó Donnabháin Commemoration: Symposium on the Irish Language

April 28th, 2007 · 10am to 5pm

Siompóisiam Bharra Uí Dhonnabháin

28 Aibreán 2007 · 10rn - 5in

Múineadh agus foghlaim na Gaeilge sa lá atá inniu ann

Tá an Éigse seo ainmnithe in ómós do Bharra Ó Donnabháin, beidh plé a dhéanamh ar théamaí éagsúla a bhaineann leis an Ghaeilge. Pléifear modhanna múinte, áiseanna teicneolaíochta, dearcadh micléinn ar an teanga in áiteacha éagsúla i Meiriceá agus in Éirinn, eagraíochtaí agus foghlaim na Gaeilge sa todhchaí.

Cainteoirí agus Ábhair Cainte:

10:00- 10:30rn	Fáiltiú agus caife
10:30- 12:00in	Painéal 1
	Eibhlín Zurell, "Cá bhfuair tú do chuid Gaeilge?"
	Tomás Ó Cathail, "Mise agus an Ghaedhilg"
	Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, "An t-idirlíon agus múineadh na Gaeilge"
12:00- 1:00in	Lón
1:00- 2:30in	Painéal 2
	Francesca Nic Colla, "Athmhachnamh ar teagaisc na Gaeilge i Meiriceá le scéim múinteoireachta teanga idirnáisiúnta Fulbright"
	Hilary Mhic Shuibhne, "Ag Teagasc na Gaeilge do Dhaoine Fásta i Meiriceá; Modhanna a Oibríonn"
	Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, "Cén Dath Atá ar Oráiste? ar Chairéid? ar Bhratach na hÉireann?, nó, 'Ye Could Get Murdhered for [Teaching] That!' "
2:30- 2:45in	Sos
2:45- 3:45in	Painéal 3
	Pádraig Ó Cearúill, "An Ghaeilge i dTuaisceart na hÉireann'
	Séan Ó Cathail, "An Ghaeilge sa Pholaitíocht"
3:45- 4:00in	Sos
4:00- 5:00in	Ceolchoirm na Gaeilge

Is é seo an dara hócáid cuimhneacháin in onóir Bharra Uí Donnabháin a chur seirbhís fíorluachmhar ar fáil ar son dul chun cinn agus múineadh na Gaeilge í Meiriceá.

Barra Ó Donnabháin Symposium 2007:
Teaching and Learning the Irish Language in the United States: Practice, Prospects, Perspectives

This symposium, named in honor of Barra Ó Donnabháin, will address several themes regarding the Irish language, including methods of instruction, the role and potential of technology, attitudes and responses to the language among varied student communities and regions in the United States, the relationship between Ireland and the United States in terms of Irish language organizations, public policy, and diverse media, and projection about potential future trends in Irish language learning. Pádraig Ó Cearúill, Moderator.  This event will take place in Irish.

The panel discussions will include the following talks:

10:00- 10:30am	Welcome and coffee
10:30- 12:00pm	Panel 1: Language Acquisition: Motivations and Methods
	Eileen Zurell, "Where Did You Get Your Irish?"
	Tom Cahill, "Me and the Irish Language"
	Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, "Using the Internet to Teach Irish: the Practical Impact of Technology on Irish Language Learning"
12:00- 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00- 2:30pm	Panel 2: Challenges: Practice and Perspectives
	Francesca McCully, "Reflections on Teaching Irish in America through Fulbright’s Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)"
	Hilary Mhic Shuibhne, "Teaching Irish to Adults in the US: Effective Methods"
	Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, "What Color Is an Orange?  Carrots?  The Flag of Ireland?, or, 'Ye Could Get Murdhered for [Teaching] That!'"
2:30- 2:45pm	Break
2:45- 3:45pm	Panel 3: In the Broader Context: Locality and Politics
	Pádraig Ó Cearúill, "Irish in Northern Ireland"
	Sean Cahill, "Politics of the Irish Language"
3:45- 4:00pm	Break
4:00- 5:00pm	Performance of Irish-language songs by NYU Irish Language Folk Group

This is the second annual commemoration of the life and work of Barra Ó Donnabháin, who provided such invaluable service to the teaching and promotion of the Irish language in America.  April 6, 2006 Glucksman Ireland House NYU celebrated its inaugural Barra Ó Donnabháin lecture.

Please RSVP to Glucksman Ireland House NYU at ireland.house@nyu.edu or at 212-998-3950, option 3.
Directions to Glucksman Ireland House NYU are also available on our directions page.