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Our letter to the DES regarding under-representation of third level institutions on FLAG

19/9/2018

One Voice for Languages, the inclusive and representative body for all languages across all education sectors, and IRAAL, the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, wish to bring to your attention the current under-representation by language practitioners from Institutes of Technology and Universities on the Foreign Language Advisory Group.

We appreciate that currently the Teacher Training Sector is representing third level at FLAG. However, representation from other strands of third level education would be logical, especially since the Foreign Language Strategy envisages a substantial increase of students studying a modern language at third level. This increase is only feasible, if a broader spectrum of viewpoints from across third level language education is represented.

Hence, we would welcome the addition of colleagues from third level institutions to join FLAG and help make the 10-year-plan become reality.

Results of the @OVFLanguages Focus group on the 200 hours for Junior cycle MFL #edchatie #mflire Please RT

10/6/2018

Following the meeting of the OVFL members last Saturday where Sandrine Pac-Kenny presented and explained the results (see document below), it was decided to follow up with a meeting of interested teachers in September. Any teacher interested in participating in the focus group to propose solutions and work on a document to be eventually passed on to the NCCA, JCT and the DES, please get in touch to be added to the focus group. Just fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN9jalzN9DmLo0Gigw9y1QRadRBM031l3sxrLMHLslujCDHA/viewform

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#French teacher bootcamp June 2018 #mflire #edchatie #cpd @FranceinIreland @ACPF_Irlande

4/6/2018

More details here.

Differentiation in the #French classroom - Free CPD for #French #teachers June 2018 - several locations @ACPF_Irlande #edchatie #mflire @languages_ie @LangTeachersIreland

4/6/2018

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Book Launch: "Designing for Socialist Need" Dr. Katharina Pfützner14 June 2018, National College of Art and Design @germaninIreland #edchatie #mflire

4/6/2018

More details available here.

@GermaninIreland GSIA Conference - Call for Paper #german @ucddublin #edchatie #mflire

4/6/2018

For more details - click here.

Agenda for @ovflanguages public meeting - All welcome! #edchatie #mflire

3/6/2018

Agenda for the meeting can be accessed here.

#languagesconnect #languagestrategy #Ireland Foreign Languages Advisory Group #edchatie #mflire

28/5/2018

A Foreign Language Advisory Group (FLAG) was set up to bring together key stakeholders to provide advice from a range of perspectives in order to support the implementation of Languages Connect - Ireland’s strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017 - 2022. The group is chaired by the Department of Education and Skills and membership includes representatives nominated by relevant stakeholders.
For more details, click here.

Book Launch @DublinCityUni : Immersion Education: Lessons from a Minority Language Context by Pádraig Ó Duibhir #edchatie #mflire

20/5/2018

More details here.

MA #research #mfl #teachers #learning #teaching #Ireland #edchatie #mflire

14/5/2018

MFL teachers across Ireland, can you please help this researcher with her MA Research by filling in a questionnaire? It will take 10-15 mins and you might even win a One4All voucher in the process! Click here to go to survey.