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    TEG Exams 2022 (April/May)

    By tegadmin 01/04/2022 | 0 comments
    TEG exams from level A1 to B2 will be running in April and May 2022. Details on exam dates and deadlines can be found here. 

    B1 Exam: Reading Comprehension Paper

    By tegadmin 09/11/2021 | 0 comments
    Please note that from 2022 Question 1 in the Reading Comprehension will be replaced with a new type of question. All Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) Reading exams subsequent to and including 2022 will include a new Question 1. This new question consists of 5 short texts (emails, notes, notices etc.). Accompanying each text is a single multiple-choice question with three options (A, B or C). Candidates must read each text and choose the most appropriate option. Scrúdú samplach 1 and Scrúdú samplach 2 have both been updated to include samples of the new question.

    TEG B1 Exam for MIE B. Oid. applicants

    By tegadmin 12/01/2021 | 0 comments
    In response to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the TEG B1 exam for applicants to the Marino B.Oid. tri mheán na Gaeilge programme will be held online on the 20 February 2021. Depending on the number of candidates, some oral exams may be held on Friday 19 February. The closing date for applications has been extended to 5pm on 31 January 2021. Further information. 

    International Awards for TEG Exams

    By tegadmin 10/12/2020 | 0 comments
    The Centre for Irish Language at Maynooth University is delighted to announce that ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) has awarded the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) Irish-language exams with their Q-Mark for the second time. TEG was awarded the Q-Mark for the first time in 2016. To achieve this award, the Centre for Irish Language was required to go through a rigorous audit in which the TEG exams were assessed in the context of  ALTE’s 17 minimum standards. The Q-mark shows that the exams meet all of ALTE’s core requirements.

    TEG B1 Exam for PME Applicants (2021)

    By tegadmin 09/11/2020 | 0 comments
    Institutions of Education around Ireland will be accepting applications shortly for the Professional Master in Education (PME - Primary Teaching) due to commence in September 2021. As part of the entry process, applicants are required to take the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) Irish-language oral examination and must achieve 65% or higher in this oral examination to satisfy entry requirements.

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