Patience is key – Interview with Peadar

Emma caught up with Peadar to check in on his language learning journey since joining Bitesize at the end of 2019. He talks about the developments he has seen in Bitesize since joining, especially our Aistear platform.

Over the last few years Peadar has incorporated his Irish language learning into his weekly routine and has been exceptionally diligent when attending our weekly Bitesize Beo call on a Tuesday. But this doesn’t come easily! Many people set their expectations too high for themselves and feel disappointed when they don’t progress as fast as they thought they would.

Peadar shares his 7 tips to remember when learning a language :

• Patience – It is not a quick journey.
• Understanding – A lot is required but it will come so give it time (patience).
• Forgiveness – Accept that mistakes will be made by you and others so forgive those who will forgive you.
• Competitiveness – Make a game out of it and join in with others.
• Communication – Its good to talk as it is better to learn in a group and exchange ideas etc. than try to learn in isolation. You may be able to go so far alone before needing the support of others.
• Bravery – Do something new to help learn and make the journey enjoyable.

Have a look at Eoin’s 2020 interview with Peadar here

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Pheadair. Treise leat!