Join us on 29 February at NUI for the seminar: 'Canaries in the mines and much more: ten reasons for Irish HEIs to treasure languages now' at 12:30, followed by a light lunch.

See you there! #LanguageLearning

✍️Register here: tinyurl.com/HEdTdayTom

The Department of Education has opened applications for the 2024-25 Foreign Language Assistant scheme. Closing date for applications from schools is Tuesday 6th February. For more details and how to apply click bit.ly/flascheme
#MFLie

Interested in Curriculum Development?

We are looking for two people to support the work of Development Group for Junior Cycle Modern Foreign Languages.

Expressions of interest are invited until 1pm on January 18th, 2024:
ncca.ie/en/junior-cycl…

We look forward to hearing

✨Teachers and students of Modern Foreign Languages might enjoy these festive poems.🎄

🔎 To explore, click on the images. 👇

Languages could fall off school curriculum in a decade, warns head telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/1…

📥Early Enactment Review: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬.

Available here: shorturl.at/xyJU6

With special thanks to our OneVoiceforLanguages colleagues Tanya Flanagan 🇪🇺 & Déirdre Kirwan for their input in planning and organizing this great event to celebrate #Languages250

Tionólfar seisiún eolais mar gheall ar an modúl nua MicroCreds University Of Limerick 10:00 Dé hAoine 15 Nollaig
Bí i dteagmháil chun an nasc go MS Teams a fháil!
Foras na Gaeilge Conradh na Gaeilge ⭕️ Údarás na Gaeltachta OneVoiceforLanguages COGG Oideachas Council of Europe Education An Chultúrlann Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla, & na Cumarsáide Languages @ UL calsul

We were delighted to be part of this excellent event today - looking forward to Queens in 2024! #Languages250

Delighted to be attending the #Languages250 event Royal Irish Academy. Fantastic to hear Micheál Martin speaking to the importance of language learning across the education continuum emphasizing a commitment to languages as a cornerstone for nurturing global citizenship among students.

First panel discussion underway with a very distinguished panel of speakers. #languages250

Keynote Address by An Tánaiste, Micheál Martin TD.

Welcome from the President of the RIA Prof. Pat Guiry. #languages250

We are delighted to be involved in the organization of today’s event at the RIA, ’Towards 250 years of Modern Languages at Third Level’ in Ireland’. It promises to be a wonderful occasion with the opening by an Tánaiste, Micheál Martin and two distinguished panels.
#languages250

As a graduate of the German Department at Aberdeen (where I also studied French), I would urge anyone who appreciates how transformational language study can be to sign this petition. Seeing the world through different languages and different cultures changes lives.

Unions want oral exams returned to pre-pandemic timings rte.ie/news/education… via RTÉ

There are no words.
University of Aberdeen outline plans to axe languages degrees gaudie.co.uk/post/end-of-la…

That's a wrap for #ThinkLanguages Week! It was great to see each school and university celebrate in their own unique way! So many fun language activities, workshops, talks and games! Well done to the 1,500 teams that participated in the national quiz throughout the week too!

#ThinkLanguages Week is taking place in schools across the country this week. IFI Schools will screen new films in French, German or Spanish in-cinema and online on IFI@Schools

Read more: ifi.ie/2023/11/think-…

Attention Guidance Counsellors! University of Limerick are hosting an event on Tues, 5 December about the benefits of learning languages, the opportunities it can afford students, and studying languages at UL. Register at bit.ly/3sNVVqh