Third Level Institutes

Celebrate #ThinkLanguages Week at DCU! We are hosting taster language sessions, which will include a practical culture workshop. All taster sessions will be delivered through the medium of the celebrated language so it is a good opportunity to improve your language skills. The events will run from Monday 18 – Friday 22 November between 10am and 12pm.

Student Ambassadors, freshly returned from their year abroad, will share their first-hand experience of what it is like to live and study in Spain, Japan, Germany, France and China.    

For more information please contact: Dr Elena Lopez elena.me.lopez@dcu.ie 

Immerse yourself in languages at Maynooth University! We are hosting campus tours along with mini language lectures in French, Spanish, German and Chinese from 18 – 20 November. Experience different cultural activities and take part in an escape room! Meet Student Language Ambassadors to chat about their language learning journey and share more about their amazing Erasmus and Study Abroad experiences. Events will take place on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November.

For more information please contact: Dr Loïc Bourdeau loic.bourdeau@mu.ie

At MTU, we are delighted to announce our Student Language Ambassadors will be available to visit secondary schools during #ThinkLanguages Week. The Ambassadors will chat to students about their language learning journey, their amazing Erasmus experiences, and their plans for after graduation.  

Students will get the opportunity to discuss what it is like to study a language at college and ask the ambassadors questions about their studies.  

For more information please contact: Sheree Borge sheree.borge@mtu.ie  

On Campus: SETU are looking forward to hosting workshops on Thursday 21 November. Celebrate languages through interactive workshops, along with musical demonstrations. 

In Schools: If you can’t make it on campus, we are happy to bring these workshops to your school!  

For more information please contact: Li Ping Varley liping.varley@setu.ie or Monica Rudi Kent Monica.RudiKent@setu.ie  

TCD are delighted to announce that their Student Language Ambassadors will be available to visit secondary schools during #ThinkLanguages Week. The Ambassadors will chat to students about their language learning journey, their amazing Erasmus experiences, and their plans for after graduation.
Students will get the opportunity to discuss what it is like to study a language at college and ask the ambassadors questions about their studies.
For more information please contact: Dr Rachel Hoare rmhoare@tcd.ie or Zoë Coleman colemanz@tcd.ie

Welcome to TU Dublin! We are hosting language events to give the students the opportunity to practice French, Spanish and German and to try a new language like Chinese and Italian on Thursday 21 November on Blanchardstown campus and Friday 22 November on Aungier Street campus. 

For more information please contact: Dr Susana Olmos Susana.olmos@tudublin.ie 

To celebrate #ThinkLanguages week at UCD, we would like welcome you on campus to our event which celebrates languages and cultures. On the day, we will be joined by a mixture of guest speakers to discuss languages at UCD. Immerse your students in the world of languages with a variety of cultural events on campus. Student Language Ambassadors will be there to chat to students about their language learning journey, their amazing Erasmus opportunities, and they will answer any questions students may have about languages at UCD. The event will run Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 November. 

For more information please contact: Dr Derval Conroy derval.conroy@ucd.ie 

Dr Anna Nunan anna.nunan@ucd.ie or Prof Michael Brophy michael.brophy@ucd.ie

The UCC School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is organizing of ‘Fluent futures – unlock your language potential with #ThinkLanguages at UCC!, a Transition Year languages course to be held on campus at University College Cork on Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, and Friday 22 November 2024 during #ThinkLanguages Week. This TY course will feature 8 languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.

We are happy to welcome students on campus to avail of campus tours, taster languages classes, information sessions with course directors and information sessions about Erasmus opportunities.  

Students will have the opportunity to hear inspiring testimonials from UCC language graduates to encourage them to think about the many benefits of studying languages at 3rd level.  

For more information please contact Dr Silvia Ross s.ross@ucc.ie or Margot Spencer m.spencer@ucc.ie  

We are happy to welcome students on campus for workshops on Friday 22 November, which will focus on language learning through ludic activities, quizzes, and games. During their day on campus, students can enjoy the experience of being a student at the University of Galway.  All welcome to join us on campus for lunch in An Bhialan, followed by a campus tour.    

For more information please contact Dr Francesca Nicora francesca.nicora@universityofgalway.ie or Suzanne Gilsenan suzanne.gilsenan@universityofgalway.ie 

Join us on campus on Thursday 21 November to take part in the #ThinkLanguages@UL event. The day will start with a well-known keynote speaker and will also include a variety of language-awareness raising and language-learning workshops, such as language tasters, music & dance, language & culture escape room, language & culture quiz.

For more information please contact: Catherine Jeanneau Catherine.Jeanneau@ul.ie