Irish students need to learn more foreign languages

This is an interesting read from the Irish Times 08/11/2011:

"Ireland is miles behind when it comes to foreign language skills – a major drawback for students and the economy


THE BANK of alternate words for saying “hello” and “goodbye” among the majority of Irish people is often limited to “bonjour” and “au revoir”. Exporters, investors and educationalists blame our limited word bank on a “historical hangover” with French.

But now it is becoming clear that a country with conservative foreign language ambitions must latch on to emerging trends, stockpile the language bank and exchange pleasantries – and much more – in a variety of languages.

Russian, Chinese and Spanish have become the second language of choice for schoolgoers world-over as countries seek to tap into the markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China.


Ireland is miles behind. Here, French remains the language of choice for 26,766 (49 per cent) of Leaving Cert students this year, even though France is not one of our major trading partners and French does not appear in the top 10 most commonly spoken languages globally......Read the rest of the article in the Irish Times

Special Offer - 10% off Spanish & Italian courses January 2012

As you might have seen, we have already announced our schedule of evening Spanish & Italian language courses for January 2012 .. so the news here is that we have a special offer on the prices of these for early-bird bookings! Book before the 16th December 2011 and you get 10% off the standard course price of 195euro - so you'll only pay 175euro for a 20 hour course (2 hours per week over 10 weeks). The number of bookings at this price is limited to 10 people in total - so please book as soon as possible.

Compare our prices to other specialist language schools in Dublin and you'll find, that hour-for-hour and euro-for-euro, we probably are the best value out there - and that's only talking about price! Take into account our friendly, fully-qualified, native-speaking, Spanish and Italian teachers and you really are getting top quality at a great price. And as we have at least 5 different levels to choose from, many of our students come back to us term after term to progress their language skills to their required level.

Don't forget we're very easy to get to - if you're driving, there's ample, free and safe on-street parking outside the school from 7pm onwards (classes start at 7.15pm); if you're taking the DART, we're on the same street as Dun Laoghaire DART station and only 200 metres from it; if you're getting the bus, all the following buses stop within 300 metres of the school: 7, 7a, 45A, 46A, 59, 63, 75.

So don't wait - book your Spanish classes or you Italian classes for January now and get your course at our special offer price.

Contact us: info@dltc.ie

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DLTC (Dun Laoghaire Tuition Centre)
22 Crofton Road
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin
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Tel: 01-2301290    

Email: info@dltc.ie
web: www.dltc.ie

Spanish and Italian Evening Classes - January 2012

Our January 2012 schedule of Spanish and Italian evening courses has just been published. There is a full range of these language courses starting in January at the DLTC language school in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. As usual with these courses the number of students per class is limited to 11 so if you are interested, do book as soon as possible to ensure a place. As with all our courses the teachers are qualified and experienced Spanish and Italian native-speakers. The courses are:

• 10 week part-time Spanish and Italian evening courses
• one night per week (night depends on level - see schedule) 7.15-9.15pm
• emphasis on spoken language - getting students to 'speak' the language (although listening, reading, writing and grammar are covered too)
• if you're not sure of your level, just let us know and we can arrange a level test (even by phone!)
• easy to get to: 1 minute from Dun Laoghaire DART station and lots of free on-street parking directly in front of school
• maximum of 11 students per class (average of 7/8)

The DLTC Language School in Dun Laoghaire is one of the main Spanish and Italian language course providers in Dublin with nearly 10 years experience in the field.

For full details of these courses and the schedule:

• Italian classes schedule
• Spanish classes schedule

DLTC (Dun Laoghaire Tuition Centre)

22 Crofton Road

Dun Laoghaire

Co Dublin

See Google map directions

Tel:             01-2301290 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            01-2301290      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      

Email: info@dltc.ie

web: www.dltc.ie