Read how foreign language education can influence Irish business growth & talent development in the Irish Independent’s special insert, Future of Education, out today. We were delighted to work with Enterprise Ireland to support this message. Also available online at bit.ly/4c5MNOY

“欢迎来到城堡/welcome to the castle!”, we were surprisingly welcomed by King John's Castle in Chinese! A great living example of intercultural and plurilingual competence in the Irish community and how #LanguagesConnect people.

With everyone back to school, we invite teachers to listen to our podcast series, MFL Teachers Talk, particularly My MFL Classroom. In this episode, teachers discuss how they arrange space in their classroom, classroom routines & what works for them. Click bit.ly/MFLTeachersTalk

Delighted to join the celebration of Brazil’s independence at the embassy in Dublin today! We're here to connect and share the supports available for learning Leaving Certificate Portuguese #LanguagesConnect

Looking forward to welcoming participants to taster classes at Europe House!

I am excited to join the AI in Education conference at the Université Paris Nanterre with 45 researchers from 20+ countries! Although I’m the only one presenting on AI and Chinese language education, it’s been great to exchange ideas and share similar thoughts with others. TrinityAsianStudies

🟢 Chang Zhang tells us about establishing initial teacher training for Asian languages in Ireland. Exciting news about his presentation - the full paper is in the latest issue of TEANGA that launches today! 🥳 #IRAAL2024

Delighted to see growing interest in the development of Asian languages in Ireland! We are also excited to share that the full paper will be published in the upcoming TEANGA, launching this evening! IRAAL Conference 2024 #LanguagesConnect

Check out the paper here: journal.iraal.ie/index.php/tean… #LanguagesConnect

Big thanks to IRAAL Conference 2024 IRAAL - Irish Association for Applied Linguistics for organizing such an excellent session on Asian languages in Ireland! Interest is growing, and the community is expanding. Looking forward to more collaborations ahead!

Congrats to TrinityAsianStudies PhD candidates Shihua Li (oral presentation) and Jinqi Ying (poster) for showcasing their research at #IRAAL2024! A fantastic achievement—wishing them continued success in their academic journey!

Best of luck to all the schools participating in #ThinkLanguages Week. Keep us updated on your celebration of languages and cultures by tagging us and using the hashtag #ThinkLanguages

Great to be at the Senior Cycle Redevelopment conference to share resources and supports with senior management teams #LanguagesConnect

We will be covering some information for Chinese learning opportunities at all levels, so anyone is welcome if interested. Chinese Studies BA (World Languages), UCC SALIS at DCU Chinese Embassy in Ireland IACT

Celebrating #MTFest25! Families were immersed in the story of Hangeul’s creation through drama and storytelling. Workshop was delivered by TrinityAsianStudies EUNJEE DO, MINYEONG HA & JUNGMI HUR (School of Education ). Great practice for fostering plurilingual & pluricultural awareness!

PPLI was pleased to welcome a delegation group from Center for Language Education and Cooperation and Confucius Institute UCC yesterday. The visit provided an excellent opportunity to discuss potential collaborations in further developing Chinese learning opportunities in Irish schools.  Chinese Embassy in Ireland

Post-Primary Languages Ireland invites expressions of interest for the role of Development Officer to teach lesser-taught languages Japanese, Lithuanian or Russian. Leaving Cert language classes taking place on Saturdays during the academic year! Apply at bit.ly/Expressionsofi…

Less than a week to register! Based on demand this session will be delivered in English. We will cover Chinese learning opportunities in schools beyond Leaving Cert so all is welcome!

Calling all MFL teachers! Join PPLI & Oide Technology in Education for an AI for MFL Teachers Think-In on April 29th at Athlone Springs Hotel. Help shape AI supports, share experiences & explore AI in language education! 📅Apply by April 1st: bit.ly/AIThinkIn #LanguagesConnect #DigiTech

Great to have experts from the European Centre for Modern Languages provide Training and Consultancy this week and to welcome colleagues and partners from other agencies. Discussions centred on the theme of 'Enhancing Plurilingual and Intercultural Education in Ireland', great