Transcriber / Tras-scríobhaí

About Fiontar

GAEILGE: Scoil is ea Fiontar i nDámh na nDaonnachtaí & na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath ina ndéantar teagasc agus taighde idirdhisciplíneach trí mheán na Gaeilge. Tá forbairt agus bainistiú na n-acmhainní téarma.ie, logainm.ie, ainm.ie, agus dúchas.ie faoi chúram Fiontar, mar aon le tionscadail eile i réimse na teicneolaíochta teanga agus na ndaonnachtaí digiteacha.

ENGLISH: Fiontar is a School in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences in Dublin City University which specialises in interdisciplinary teaching and research through the medium of Irish. Fiontar developed and manages the resources téarma.ie, logainm.ie, ainm.ie, dúchas.ie as well as other projects in language technology and digital humanities.

What's Involved

GAEILGE: Táimid ag tabhairt cuireadh don phobal tras-scríobh a dhéanamh, ar bhonn deonach, ar scéalta agus ar ábhar a bailíodh mar chuid de Bhailiúchán na Scol trí úsáid a bhaint as cur chuige an tsluafhoinsithe ar ár suíomh www.duchas.ie/ga/meitheal . Daltaí bunscoile a bhailigh an t-ábhar seo idir 1937 agus 1939 mar chuid de Scéim na Scol ag Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann. Is deis iontach atá anseo léargas a fháil ghnéithe den saol agus den bhéaloideas mar a bhí sna 130idí tríochaidí chomh maith le cleachtadh maith praiticiúil a fháil ar chur chuige an tsluafhoinsithe. Táthar ag lorg pictiúr de na scoileanna (mar a bhí agus mar atá) agus de na daltaí féin chomh maith. Tá tacaíocht ar fáil do mhúinteoirí agus do léachtóirí a bhfuil spéis acu agus ag a gcuid daltaí nó mac léinn páirt a ghlacadh sa tionscadal seo agus seolfar paca póstaeir agus bróisiúir amach chucu. Tá ábhar tionscadail ranga nó ábhar teagaisc/staidéir den scoth anseo. Féach roinnt samplaí. Is féidir clárú leis an meitheal ar an suíomh ag an nasc seo.

ENGLISH: Dúchas.ie hosts the Schools’ Collection of folklore and local tradition compiled by primary school pupils in the Irish Free State between 1937 and 1939. We are inviting users of the Dúchas.ie site to transcribe, on a voluntary basis, stories that were collected as part of the Schools’ Collection. This is an opportunity to get a deeper insight into aspects of life and folklore in the 1930s and to get some hands-on experience of crowd-sourcing. The material itself is fascinating - you can see some examples here. We are also asking for pictures of the schools (then and now) and of the students. There is a poster and brochure pack available to support teachers and lecturers who would like to get their students involved in this project - excellent material for a lesson plan. You can register to transcribe at this link.

What's required for this position

GAEILGE: Ní theastaíonn ardscileanna ríomhaireachta ná teanga, ná go deimhin an t-uafás ama. Ní mór bheith in ann lámhscríbhinní a léamh. Tá an áis an-éasca le húsáid.

ENGLISH: You don’t need to be a computer expert or a linguist, but you do need to be able to read and transcribe handwriting. The tool is very easy to use.

• Computer/ Web/ ICT
• Multi-lingual/ Multi-culturalism
• Research/ Journalism/ Media

Level of English required for this role:
Fluent English

Times and commitment required for this role

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Minimum time commitment: Flexible

Other Details

Location of volunteering opportunity:
Obair ón mbaile // Working from home.

Other location details:
Áit ar bith // Anywhere

Also available in these counties
Kerry

Screening details for this role:

• No screening

Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:

• Support/ advice/ recognition

Age restrictions:
No age restrictions

Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
Yes

Benefits you will receive as a volunteer

Léargas ar ghnéithe den saol agus den bhéaloideas sna 1930idí; cleachtadh maith ar an tras-scríobh. // A deeper insight into aspects of life and folklore in the 1930s; hands-on experience of crowdsourcing; learning more about the language.