#ThinkLanguages and the Universities
#ThinkLanguages on Campus!
This year for #ThinkLanguages Week, universities across the country will offer schools the opportunity to get an insight into life on campus when studying a language.
Schools can organise a visit from a Student Language Ambassador during #ThinkLanguages Week or take a trip to one of the campuses to discover more about life as a language student.
To find out what will be available from the universities this year, please see below:
Celebrate #ThinkLanguages Week at DCU! Several schools will have the opportunity to visit the campus for ; a culture quiz, a presentation of our language degrees, talks from student ambassadors about their DCU experience. This will be followed by workshops and a campus tour.
For more information please contact: Dr Inmaculada Gómez Soler inmaculada.gomezsoler@dcu.ie
#ThinkLanguages Week at MIC will feature French and German workshops, a panel discussion with Language Ambassadors, a campus tour and many more activities over the course of their one-day event.
For more information please contact:
Caoimhe Nioclás Caoimhe.nioclas@mic.ul.ie
Dr Mairéad Ní Bhriain Mairead.nibhriain@mic.ul.ie
During #ThinkLanguages Week, Maynooth University will offer students the opportunity to tour the campus, engage with language taster sessions and other interactive cultural activities, and meet student ambassadors.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Áine Larkin aine.larkin@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
Secondary schools within the region are invited to attend language and culture activities on Monday 16 November on the SETU Waterford campus.
For more information please contact: Li Ping Varley liping.varley@setu.ie
TUD Blanchardstown will give TY students the opportunity to get involved in language workshops, meet their Language Ambassadors and find out more about their language learning journeys. Language ambassadors will also visit schools to speak about their language learning journeys.
For more information on Blanchardstown campus please contact: Nathalie Cazaux Nathalie.cazaux@tudublin.ie
TU Dublin City Campus (Aungier Street) Students will be welcomed to the campus by Language Ambassadors and can get involved in workshops in both City and Blanchardstown campuses. Language ambassadors will also visit schools to speak about their language learning journeys.
For more information on City campus please contact: Isabel Martínez Isabel.martinez@tudublin.ie
TUS will invite TY students on campus to celebrate the first full cycle of the International Business degree. The event will feature guest speakers, workshops and TUS students showcasing their language and Erasmus journeys.
For more information please contact: Geraldine McGrath geraldine.mcgrath@tus.ie
This year UCD will host school visits and multiple events over 5 days. These will be organised by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, the School of Education, the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies and the Centre for English and Global Languages.
For more information please contact:
Melanie Pape (School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics) melanie.pape@ucd.ie
Dr Maria Ramirez – Taster Classes Maria.ramirez@ucd.ie
Dr Eileen Bowman (School of Education) Eileen.bowman@ucd.ie
Ashlee Feng (Irish Institute for Chinese Studies (IICS)) Ashlee.feng@ucd.ie
UCC will offer students a chance to see the range of languages that can be studied on a wide variety of programmes in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.
For more information please contact Margot Spencer m.spencer@ucc.ie
UG will host #ThinkLanguages on campus on Friday 20 November with workshops for TY students in a range of languages.
For more information please contact: Sylvie Mossay Sylvie.mossay@universityofgalway.ie
Suzanne Gilsenan Suzanne.gilsenan@universityofgalway.ie
UL will host an on-campus event on Thursday 19 November with a number of local schools. They will also
conduct school visits.
For more information please contact: Dr Erika Marcet erika.marcet@ul.ie