On the 11th of October 2019, Ireland will celebrate their first anniversary as an observatory member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). On this occasion, the Embassy of France in Ireland, the Irish University Association, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie and Trinity College Dublin would like to invite you to “University of Tomorrow and la Francophonie: networking on shared values and objectives”, in order to discuss ways in which la Francophonie can play a part in Irish HEI’s international strategy and future network developments.
The full programme of the event is available here: ie.ambafrance.org/AUF

•       Friday 11 October 2019
  
•       9am – 4pm
  
•       Regent’s House, Trinity College Dublin (campus map)
  

You can register to the event via the link below and we hope to see you there!
Click here to register

Congratulations to Dr Déirdre Kirwan for her ground-breaking book "Engaging with Linguistic Diversity. A Study of Educational Inclusion in an Irish Primary School", co-authored with Dr David Little.
The volume, published by Bloomsbury Academic, in the series Multilingualisms and Diversities in Education, describes the innovative and highly successful approach to inclusive plurilingual education adopted in Scoil Bhríde (Cailíní), Blanchardstown. The experience, born out of the Irish context, is framed in educational theories and presented as a great example of plurilingual and multicultural education that can be replicated in other contexts.

UCC currently invites applications for the position of Professor in German. Feel free to circulate to experienced academics who may be interested in applying. Deadline is 2nd April.

Using this link and searching for the keyword 'German' should get you to the vacancy details:

https://ore.ucc.ie/pls/corerecruit/erq_search_package.search_form?p_company=5023&p_internal_external=E

Document can be found in ​September NAPD Leader Journal on Leaving Certificate 2018. It mentions languages and suggests an initiative on the universal availability of Level 6 language courses for those who succeed in a language at school to enable full fluency.
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International employers find that Irish graduates lack foreign language skills. Irish Independent article, 27th January 2019
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Insightful and thought-provoking report on language provision in IoTs by Dr Sarah Berthaud (GMIT), Dr Riana Walsh (IT Tallaght) and Dr Kristin Brogan (IT Tralee). We welcome your comments and thoughts.