Language Courses in Ireland

Our language courses provide participants, whether beginners or advanced, with the opportunity to build on their language skills and gain confidence in a relaxed and creative environment. We develop the student's listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Our language tutors meet on a regular basis to monitor the learner's progress and modify classes accordingly. We use a wide variety of teaching materials, many of them developed 'in-house', which can be adopted to suit each participant. Please have a look at our programme to see which courses suit you best.

We use the communicate approach in all our classes. Our teachers focus on improving the students’ communication skills, mainly through listening and speaking activities and exercises.

Much of the student’s class time is given over to dialogues, role plays, discussions, games, short presentations and listening exercises using authentic sources.

Reading and writing are practiced to improve fluency and accuracy. Vocabulary and grammar is incorporated into the communications activities, and supplementary exercises focusing on specific lexical items are introduced in a structured way.

But the main focus is always on using and developing language to communicate information. Students develop confidence and fluency in a supportive and encouraging environment.
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Activities and Excursions

The SLC organises optional afternoon/evening activities and daytrips for all tastes. Examples are beach walks, boat trips, golf, horse riding, trips to places of Interest, storytelling events, Irish dancing workshops and more. Due to the small size of our language school we are delighted to act flexibly to students interests and needs.

July and August: 3 afternoon activities plus 1 weekend trip / week

May, June, September and October: 2 afternoon activities plus 1 weekend trip / week
November to April: 1 afternoon activity / week

Family Courses: 3 afternoon activities plus 1 weekend trip / week
Wexford Festival Opera Course: 3 afternoon activities plus 1 weekend trip / week

We also encourage students to join local clubs such as the hillwalking club, film club, dance lessons, cookery courses etc. Please inform us about your interest and we will be delighted to assist you in finding a course, club etc.

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