Córas oideachais in Éirinn

Eochairfocail

The Junior Cycle

an tSraith Shóisearach

Leaving cert

An ardteist

junior cycle course

cúrsa na sraithe sóisearaí

leaving cert course

cúrsa na hardteiste

points system

córas na bpointí

predicted grades

torthaí tuartha

remote learning

cianfhoghlaim

education system

corás oideachais

because of the changes

toisc na n-athruithe

the changes they are advising for the leaving cert

na hathruithe atáthar ag moladh don Ardteist

disagreeing

ag easaontú

strong opinion

tuairim láidir

implementation of the leaving cert

cur i bhfeidhim na hardteiste

that students who attend Irish speaking schools would be divided

go scarfaí daltaí a fhreastalaíonn ar scoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán na Gaeilge

against the changes

in aghaidh na n-athruithe

change for the worse

athrú chun donais

amount of literature

méid litríochta

more pressure on the students in irish speaking schools

ní ba mhó brú ar dhaltaí i nGaelscoileanna

state examinations

scrúdaithe stáít

headlines

ceannlínte

that similar changes are being proposed

go bhfuiltear ag moladh athruithe cosúla

distinction between L1 and L2 students

idirdhealú idir daltaí T1 agus T2

something that would damage the future of Irish

rud a dhéanfadh dochar do thodchaí na gaeilge

the failings of the system were highlighted

cuireadh teip an chórais chun cinn

age of predicted grades

ré na dtorthaí tuartha

unfair system

corás míchothrom

rote learning

foghlaim do ghlanmheabhair

Learning,research and reflective skills

scileanna foghlaim, taighde agus machnaimh

unimportant information

eolas neamhtábhachtach

to rote learn

a chur de ghlanmheabhair

teachers do not have the choice

Níl sé de rogha ag múinteoirí

past papers

Iarpháipéir scrúdaithe

textbooks

téacsleabhair

the biggest stone on teachers’ rosary

an cloch is mó ar phaidrín na múinteoirí

interesting subjects

ábhair spéisiúla

students interest

spéis na ndaltaí

on the screen

ar an scáileán

lack of emphasis on personal development

easpa béime ar an bhforbairt phearsanta

two students

beirt daltaí

random selection is used

téitear i muinín roghnú fánach

our outdated system

ár gcóras seanchaite

biology facts

fíricí bitheolaíochta

poetry quotes

sleachta filíochta

in the student’s repertoire

ar theanga na ndaltaí

the lack of official data

an easpa sonraí oifigiúla

progress of the students

dul chun cinn na ndaltaí

weaknesses of the system

laigí an chórais

cancelling of the state exams

cealladh na scrúdaithe stáít

because of the restricitions of the virus

toisc shrianta an víris

assessment

measnú

sixth year students

daltaí an tseú bliain

in the absence of a final exam

in éagmais scrúdú deiridh

fair, precise information

an t-eolas cothrom cruinn

regarding the standard of students

i dtaobh chaigdeán na ndaltaí

deserved

tuillte

grade inflation

boilsciú gráid

that was not collected

nár bailíodh

the state examinations commission

coimisiún na scrúdaithe stáit

kill two birds with one stone

an dá thrá a fhreastal

decisions with no basis

roghanna gan bhunús

failings of the points system

teip chóras na bpointí

on the same wavelength

ar an intinn chéanna

complexity of the subject

castacht an ábhair seo

stuck between a rock and a hard place

rogha an dá dhíogha