The Linguaviva Centre

MAGDA WARZOCHA, M.A.

“… I am sure all teachers (and especially language teachers) should go abroad and participate in teachers’ training courses as a part of their self-development. It is a great chance to meet colleagues from other countries and share some of our best ideas with each other.
Go raibh míle maith agat to all the people who made this experience possible: Dawid and Ewa – thank you for giving me this amazing opportunity; Ian, Aidan, John and Stuart – you are my teaching super stars and thank you for bringing all the Irish craic to the classroom;”

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This course is aimed at current practising international teachers of English who may be teaching English through other content like, for instance, History, Geography or Science or be teaching English as a second language in primary or secondary schools.

The course aims to be a deep dive into Irish culture, history and literature with a focus on how these themes can be taught to international learners in a communicative language classroom.

In the afternoons there are cultural visits which allow participants to experience the culture that they learn about in the monring sessions and workshops. At the weekends there are opportunities to visit the island of Ireland through organised trips.

Irish Culture, History & Literature

Increased personal confidence in English Language Teaching
Increased knowledge of Irish history, literature and culture
Increased intercultural awareness
Greater understanding of students’ needs
Increased awareness of the possibilities of exploiting texts
Creation of a digital portfolio of Irish related projects, tasks and web tools for language teachers
Sharing of experience/knowledge with professionals from a range of European countries
Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development