Dr Shane Grant

Cáilíochtaí / Qualifications

• PhD (Nua-Ghaeilge/Modern Irish), Ollscoil Luimnigh/University of Limerick.
• Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán/Postgraduate Diploma in Translation, level 9, Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr.
• An Séala Creidiúnaithe d'Aistritheoirí (Seal of Accreditation for Translators), Foras na Gaeilge.
• TEAL (Teaching English as an Additional Language, ACELS)
• B.Ed (Bachelor of Education, level 8), Ollscoil Luimnigh/University of Limerick.

Beathaisnéis/Biography

Is as cathair Phort Láirge do Shane ó dhúchas. Bhain sé a bhunchéim san oideachas agus a chéim dhochtúra sa Nua-Ghaeilge amach ó Choláiste Mhuire Gan Smál, Luimneach. Tá sé ina Léachtóir Cúnta sa Ghaeilge i Roinn na nDán, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Oirdheiscirt (SETU). Chaith sé tréimhsí ag teagasc agus ag léachtóireacht le Roinn na Gaeilge agus leis an Roinn um Oideachas Teanga agus Litearthachta, Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál Luimneach agus in Ollscoil Luimnigh. Bhí sé ina Oifigeach Taighde le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta agus le Tascfhórsa Uíbh Ráthaigh chomh maith.

Shane undertook his undergraduate education and PhD research in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. He is an Assistant Lecturer in Irish in the Department of Arts at South East Technological University (SETU). He has lectured previously in Roinn na Gaeilge and in the Department of Language and Literacy Education in Mary Immaculate College and with the School of English, Irish and Communication in the University of Limerick. Shane has also worked as Research Officer with the Research and Sectoral Development Department in Údarás na Gaeltachta and Tascfhórsa Uíbh Ráthaigh (Iveragh Peninsula Taskforce). 

Leibhéal Fochéime/Undergraduate Level:

• Irish language (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 CEFR levels)
• Prós Gaeilge an 20ú & an 21ú haois / 20th & 21st Century Irish language Prose
• Filíocht an 17ú agus an 18ú haois déag / 17th and 18th Century Irish language Poetry
• Teanga agus Litríocht na Gaeilge / Irish language and literature
• Filíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge / Contemporary Irish language poetry
• An Ghaeilge agus Múineadh na Gaeilge / Irish language and teaching of Irish
• Filíocht na Nua-Ghaeilge / Modern Irish Poetry
• Guth na mBan i Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge / Voice of Women in Modern Irish Poetry 
• An Ghaeilge i Sochaí na hÉireann / The Irish language in Irish Society
• An Fhiannaíocht/An Scéalaíocht Ghaisciúil / Heroic Storytelling and Stories of the Fianna
• Traidisiún na Caointeoireachta / The Keening Tradition
• An Dírbheathaisnéis sa Ghaeilge / The Irish language Novel
• An Ainmneolaíocht / Onamastics
• An Ghaeilge i Meiriceá agus Ceanada (17ú - 21ú haois) / Irish language in America and Canada (17th - 21st century)
• Traidisiún na Lámhscríbhinní / The Manuscript Tradition
• IDS (Interdisciplinary Seminars)

Leibhéal Iarchéime/Postgraduate Level

• Gnéithe de Shochtheangeolaíocht na Gaeilge/Aspects of Irish language Sociolinguistics, MA sa Ghaeilge, Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál/Mary Immaculate College, Luimneach. 

Spéiseanna Taighde / Research Interests

• Filíocht Chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge / Contemporary Irish language poetry
• Cothú na Cruthaitheachta / Factors that foster creativity
• An tSochtheangeolaíocht / Sociolinguistics
• Nuachainteoirí / New Speakers
• Léann an Aistriúcháin / Translation Studies
• Teanga agus Litríocht Chorca Dhuibhne / Language and Literature of the West Kerry Peninsula
• Teanga agus Litríocht Uíbh Ráthaigh / Language and Literature of the Iveragh Peninsula, Co. Kerry.