English Language Training and Irish Culture 2015 – Level B2 60 hours Course participants will fill in a comprehensive enrolment form and the Academic Manager will test their level of English with a 3 part test prior to the start of the course. This course will enable participants to refresh their English Language skills and to give them an indepth knowledge of many aspects of Irish culture and Irish daily life, thus empowering education providers with the tools to communicate effectively in English and apply their knowledge of the Irish society to their classes. The task-based language training sessions are designed to actively develop the fluency and accuracy of the course participants. Course participants are requested to bring their own laptop to use during the course.
• Icebreakers • Course Outline & Guidelines •ELT •Cork Discovery
• Cork Discovery • ELT • Introduction to Irish Literature
€650 • ELT
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• Irish Myths & Legends
• Irish Songs
• Cork Yarnspinners
• Cork’s Museums & Galleries
• Irish Famine & Emigration + trip to Cobh
• O Bhéal: poetry event
June 22nd to July 3rd 2015 July 20th to July 31st 2015 August 17th to August 28th 2015 October 19th to October 30th 2015
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• The GAA and its political ramifications
• Irish Foof
• Inorthern Ireland
• Ups & Downs of the Irish Economy
• Course Evaluation
• Hurling Match
• Ireland and the EU
• Cork City Gaol
• Irish Host Family €525 – 13 nights • Self catering apartment €320 – 14 nights