Third Level Institutes

Celebrate #ThinkLanguages Week at DCU! They are hosting taster language sessions, which will include a cultural 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.

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. Meet our Student Language Ambassadors to chat about their language learning journey and share more about their amazing Erasmus and Study Abroad experiences. 

More information will be available soon

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: At SETU we are looking forward to hosting workshops. 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  

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. 

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

We are happy to welcome you on campus at Trinity College Dublin to our Modern Languages Open Day where students can explore the many opportunities of studying a language at third level. We will host interactive workshops about the different language courses at TCD, along with information sessions on alternative entry routes. Our 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 TCD.  

For more information please contact: Dr Rachel Hoare rmhoare@tcd.ie or Zoë Coleman colemanz@tcd.ie

To celebrate #ThinkLanguages week at UCD, we would like welcome you on campus to our one-day 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.  

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 from the 18th – 20th 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, 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 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