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
See Google map directions

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

Special Offer - General English Course

Special Offer!! 5 weeks for the price of 4 - General English course (Mon-Fri 09:20-13:00) (book between 10/10/2011 and 15/10/2011 - offer applies only to courses starting before 15th November 2011). Contact DLTC English Language School for more information

Halloween festivities at DLTC

Halloween is coming to the DLTC Language School and there's gonna be lots of fun and scares for students between the 24th-31st of October .. scary movies, spooky tour to Glasnevin Cemetery, Halloween fancy dress party (prizes for best dressed), halloween traditions, games and jack o'lanterns .. watch the school noticeboards for more details. Scare ya later!!!

Cambridge Exam Dates December 2011

UCD CAMBRIDGE Examination Dates - December 2011

Registration dates 27^th/28^th October 2011

Exams take place at University College Dublin. As these dates are subject to change, please contact our examination centre to confirm that places on your chosen date are still available.

If you are looking for courses to prepare yourself for one of these exams, please see our school website for our Cambridge English Exam courses in Dublin.

Level	Written & Listening Exams	Window for Speaking Exam	Closing Date	Price
FCE	06 December	18 November - 11 December	28 October	€155.00
FCE	10 December	18 November - 11 December	28 October	€155.00
CAE	07 December	18 November - 11 December	28 October	€165.00

* All applications submitted after the closing date may be subject to an additional fee for late registration.

You can register for these exams:

• ONLINE at http://alcexams.ucd.ie/cambridge/register-online-for-cambridge (up to 28^th October)
• Directly with UCD examinations office (up to 28^th October)
• through the DLTC office (additional fee of 15€ for booking through DLTC) – up to 6pm Thursday 27^th October

 This is for informational purposes only - all dates and details are correct at time of publication and they should be checked with UCD - while all attempts have been made to provide accurate information, the DLTC takes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or changes that may take place.

New Cambridge FCE course Thursday nights from 6th October

The bad nes is that, due to their popularity, our Monday and Wednesday Cambridge FCE English courses are full - but the great news is that we are starting a new FCE course on Thursday evenings from next week (6th October 2011).

The course follows the same successful format from 6.45-9.45pm and offers the same great value (100euro for 4 weeks; 280euro for 12 weeks). As with all our courses, the teachers are fully-qualified, experienced, natives-speakers. For more information see our Cambridge English exams page on our website.

If you are interested in doing a Cambridge exam in December, the exam dates are available from the UCD Cambridge ESOL website and you should be aware that the closing date for registering for December exams is 28th October .. very soon! You can book these exams online on the UCD .. just follow the above link.