Language Schools Ireland
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DESCRIPTION :
ELIGIBILITY: From 17 years old
DESTINATION: Our English language schools in Ireland will offer you many opportunities to discover Ireland's history, its culture, and much more! We have an English language school in Dublin; an English Language School in Cork;We have an English language school in Galway.
DESCRIPTION: Traveland learn English in our English language schools all around Ireland! Our English language schools in Ireland will allow you to be fully immersed in the English language. It will offer you high quality classes, many leisure activities and beautiful places for you to enjoy.
The program starts with a language test which enables teachers to determine the participant's level on arrival. You will have 20 to 30 group classes per week. Each classes lasts from 45 to 60 minutes.
Each of our English language schools in Ireland offer you many facilities: internet room, library, cafetaria...depending on your destination.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Our English language school in Ireland also organize many activities which will help you discover this beautiful country. Leisure activities often take place on afternoons (mornings are dedicated to language courses) andon weekends. You will be able to discover a fabulous country thanks to our english Language School in Ireland!
ACCOMODATION: Our English language schools Ireland often offer you the possibility to be hosted by host families, double room or single room, or if you are 18 years and +, you can sometimes choose a residence or a shared flat.
APPLICATION: Students interested in a course in our English language school in Ireland need tofillout the application form corresponding to thedestination and schoolchosen. They have to tell us when and how long they want to stay in our English language schools in Ireland. We will then confirm the availibility of the coursefor the dates indicated.
The choice of a languageschool is based on its duration (from one week to several months), its intensity (number of lessons per week, generally between 15 and 30 per week), and the number of participants per course (maximum of 15 participants (AFNOR standard)). Our English language school in Ireland offer courses in groups composed of maximum 10 to 15 participants of different nationalities. Our English language schools in Ireland offer classes adapted to the student's level.
Other selective criteria are theaccessto a language laboratory, the school's fame, the diversity of the extra activities and the facilities offered by the school, thelocation of the course, the professional experience of the teachers, the goal of the course as well as the required language level on arrival oraimed by the participant.
Language schools carry out a very rigorous selection of their teachers. In order to ensure a quality program, teachers are generally natives of the taught language and/or have a long experience in teaching abroad. They are graduated of a B.A, Master or a PhD. Pedagogy, experience and strong skills are the principal criteriafot the recruitment of the language school teachers.
Ireland (Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian defeated the Danes in 1014. Ireland's least arable land lies in the south-western and western counties. These areas are largely spectacularly mountainous and rocky, with beautiful green vistas.
Ireland is divided into 4 provinces and 26 counties. Agricultural lowlands form most of the interior, which is broken in places with low hills and includes considerable areas of bog and numerous lakes. There are coastal mountains to the west, rising to over 1,000m in places. Nearly a third of the population live in Dublin. Other major cities include Cork, Galway and Limerick.
AREA: 70,282 sq. km
CLIMATE: Temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
POPULATION: 4.2 million
RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
LANGUAGES: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Republic, parliamentary democracy
CAPITAL: Dublin
CURRENCY: Euro
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $41,100 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
Book our English Language Schools in Ireland! If you wish to improve your English, discover Irish culture and have fun, our English language schools in Ireland are the right choice for you to make!
