Irish Culture & English Language Development

Location: ATC Dublin

Maximum group size: 15

Minimum Level of English: B2

Applicable for Erasmus+ KA1

Dublin Course Dates 2024:

Monday 8th to Friday 12th July

*Courses can also be organised year-round for closed groups in our Dublin City Centre or Bray school.

Course Description: 

This course aims to help teachers develop their communicative competence in English, while learning about Irish culture and heritage. The course content introduces teachers to a variety of themes in Irish culture (both historical and contemporary culture).

Teachers will explore who the Irish are; looking at their literature, folklore, music and dance. Teachers will learn about important social and political landmarks in Irish history and the road to Irish independence. Teachers will also look at emigration and the Irish diaspora, meeting some of Ireland’s most famous (and infamous) emigrants, and will examine the huge cultural and social changes Ireland has experienced in the 21st century.

The aim of this course is to help teachers:

Develop their communicative competence in English with a particular focus on the interactive skills of speaking and listening.

Provide teachers with a broad overview of traditional Irish cultural heritage.

Provide teachers with an insight into contemporary Irish culture and society.

Provide teachers with a broad overview of Irish social and political shifts, from British rule, through independence, to the modern Irish Republic.

ATC’s 1 week Irish Culture and English Language Development course can be combined with another Teacher Training and Development course or a General English course, to form a 2-week programme, contact us for details.

For teachers applying through the Erasmus Plus scheme the OID for ATC Language Schools is E10133233.

 

For more course choices please see the link – ATC Teacher Training & Development.

https://atclanguageschools.com/courses/teacher-courses/