Montana Gaelic Cultural Society
Irish Language Immersion weekend in Butte 2019
We will be having an Irish language immersion course in Butte, Montana from 6:30 PM May 3, 2019 through 12:00 PM May 5, 2019. This event will be held at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, 17 W Quartz Street in Uptown Butte.
Classes:
The classes are taught by Irish Language teachers currently and formerly at the University of Montana. This year, the teachers are:
Donncha Ó MurchúFulbright teacher at the University of Montana 2018-2019
Ciara Ní Riain, former Fulbright teacher at the University of Montana
Cárthach Ó Faoláin and Roisín Ní Chinnéide, UCC/UM Law Exchange Students and Irish Teachers
This year, there will be 4 levels:
Beginning / Low Intermediate– Instruction and explanations in English, learn basics, practice speaking
Intermediate– Instructions in Irish and English, conversation, prepositional pronouns, verbs, reading
High Intermediate – Instruction and explanations in Irish, with clarification in English if needed, conversation and advanced grammar, listening comprehension, reading
Advanced– Instruction and explanations in Irish, mostly full group conversation and discussions, listening, reading
Cost:
The cost for this event will be:
$85.00 for MGCS Members
$100 for non-members (includes MGCS Individual Membership, $110 for family Membership).
Information:
For more information or to register, contact:
Debbie Smith debbie.brown.smith@gmail.com
or go to http://www.mtgaelic.org/
Registration online (payment online) or email ( pay cash/check at event)
Travel:
Flights into Butte are available on Delta Airlines with airport pickup provided by volunteers. A car is not needed while here, because everything can be within walking distance and we will carpool for extra events. See attached information for lodging details. Rides to and from the airport will be provided.
This event is always a lot of fun and focuses on conversation and learning in a stress-free environment.
For lodging information, see below.
Schedule
Dates: Friday May 3, 2019 – Sunday May 5, 2019
Friday,May 3
6:00-7:15 PMRegistration / Introductions / Snacky food
7:30-9:00 PMIntroduction to class
After 9:00 PM– to be decided by group
SaturdayMay 4
9 AM-12 PMand 1-5 PM Class
12-1 PM Lunch
7-10 PMDinner and Social time
Sunday, May 5
9-11:30AMClass
***NOTE: The teaching fees for this course were obtained by a grant and are funded by the Irish Fulbright program. The extra teachers are teaching for FREE.
Register online here
or print the form and mail in with your payment
Foirm Chlárúcháin-Registration Form Butte weekend 2018-1
