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Antaine
Member Username: Antaine
Post Number: 1150 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 12:15 am: |
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What are the proper terms for these US equivalents (broken down by the typical age range for that grade). I'm writing a story and I'd like to identify some of the characters' ages indirectly, but mentioning what level they are in school. Pre-K ages 4-5 Kindergarten ages 5-6 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1st grade ages 6-7 2nd grade ages 7-8 3rd grade ages 8-9 4th grade ages 9-10 MIDDLE SCHOOL 5th grade ages 10-11 6th grade ages 11-12 7th grade ages 12-13 8th grade ages 13-14 HIGH SCHOOL Freshman ages 14-15 Sophomore ages 15-16 Junior ages 16-17 Senior ages 17-18 COLLEGE Freshman ages 18-19 Sophomore ages 19-20 Junior ages 20-21 Senior ages 21-22 GRADUATE SCHOOL grad student can be any age beyond 21/22 Also, if the modern Irish breakdown was different during the 80s or 90s that could be valuable info as well. |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6606 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 06:13 am: |
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Primary school 4 to 12 (Junior Infants, Senior Infants, 1st - 6th Class) Secondary School 12 to 18 (1st Year to 6th Year) College - just named by year. After taking a degree people are known as postgraduates. |
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Danny2007 (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 07:00 am: |
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What about Gaelscoileanna? Is there a pre-primary level? (What we'd call pre-school here) Does gaelcholáistí = post-primary? |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6611 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 08:24 am: |
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Naoínra/Naíscoil quote:Does gaelcholáistí = post-primary? Yes. |
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Suaimhneas
Member Username: Suaimhneas
Post Number: 371 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 08:26 am: |
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Yes there are pre-schools, but there is no state pre-school sector as such, and attendance is optional. Also secondary school is broken into two cycles, junior and senior Junior cycle is three years (usually 12 - 15 age) with a state exam Junior Certificate at the end, (with typically 9 subjects being taken) Senior cycle comprises 2 or three years depending on school. Most schools offer a "life skills" Transition Year Programme (TYP) in the first year of senior cycle (in some schools it's compulsory; in others, optional). This is followed by two further years ending in the Leaving Certificate (typically 7 subjects) Leaving Cert results can be converted in to Third Level (college/University) "points" and this score largely determines what third level courses are open to you. As far as I understand, it Gaelcholáisti is the term for secondary schools teaching wholly through Irish, although some English speaking schools are now offering the full range of subjects through the medium of Irish. This is in response through the growing number of kids coming through from Gaelscoilleanna |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6613 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 08:30 am: |
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Also, Gaelcholáiste is a relatively new term; i.e. not all Irish Medium second Level schools are called Gaelcholáiste. http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/index.php?page=secondary_schools Maidir le Naoínraí: http://www.naionrai.ie/ |
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Antaine
Member Username: Antaine
Post Number: 1152 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 10:10 am: |
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Yeah, we use postgrad, too. So now, what are the words for "year" and "class" when referring to 6th class? Séú Rang? Séú Grád? The "year" levels I imagine would just be "bliain," no? (Message edited by antaine on December 05, 2007) |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6616 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 10:40 am: |
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Tá mé i rang a sé BUT Tá mé san seú bhliain (Proofreading required) |
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Lughaidh
Member Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 2171 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 10:49 am: |
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'Sa (t)séú bliain’, i think. Learn Irish pronunciation here: www.phouka.com/gaelic/sounds/sounds.htm & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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Rg_cuan
Member Username: Rg_cuan
Post Number: 204 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 12:10 pm: |
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Tá an ceart ag Lughaidh. |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6618 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 01:18 pm: |
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Mar a dúirt mé! |
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Riona
Member Username: Riona
Post Number: 1283 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 05:15 pm: |
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A Antaine a chara, You're always writing stories. I wish I could read some of them. Beir bua agus beannacht |
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Antaine
Member Username: Antaine
Post Number: 1154 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 12:13 am: |
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I'm always writing them, unfortunately I'm not always finishing them. |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6620 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 06:17 am: |
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Scríobh Lughaidh quote:'Sa (t)séú bliain’, i think Tá beagán amhrais ag teacht orm: Dar liom "An Séú Bliain" (Sixth Year, rud cinnte) atá i gceist. Nach mbeadh "Tá mé san séú bhliain" ceart mar sin? Ach "Tá mé sa tséú bliain de mo mheanscolaíocht", i. tá sé bliana caite agam leis? |
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Antaine
Member Username: Antaine
Post Number: 1155 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 09:32 am: |
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"College - just named by year. " Do you mean Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior year or First Year, Second Year etc.? |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6622 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 10:33 am: |
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First, second agus mar sin de. Trinity College uses the more elegant terms; and all colleges have a Freshers Week, but... |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 6623 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 10:47 am: |
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http://www.ucd.ie/gaeilge/focheim/focheim.html mac léinn chéad bliana mac léinn dara bliana mac léinn tríú bliana 7rl. |
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