LIVING LANGUAGE
45 years of Teaching Excellence
Welcome to Living Language !
Thousand of Pupils have attended our Programmes abroad since our School was established in 1979. This “once in a lifetime” experience gives students the opportunity to fully develop their language skills while living a true cultural experience. Many achieve High Marks in the Leaving Cert as a result.
Make the most of your Transition Year by attending school abroad while staying with a Family or attending a Boarding School. Make new friends with students of your own age and improve your language fluency.
"To Travel is to Live and Learn" (Hans Christian Andersen)
Our Language Programmes
The principal aim is to improve the participant’s knowledge of the language. Also, and of equal importance, studying and living with foreign students make learning a truly enriching cultural experience: just as the mother tongue is learned naturally, another language is best absorbed in its country of origin.
Our Teaching Approach
Our students benefit from a combination of classes, culture, sports and encounter. We ensure experienced teaching, small numbers and a caring environment. However, it is important for students to understand that the best results will be obtained through active participation and commitment. Adapting to a foreign culture does not happen overnight: in some cases, settling in may take a while and parents can expect their children to feel lonely and homesick. We are aware of difficulties that can arise, and we ask students to be adaptable, patient, and to accept the situation as a learning experience. We are, of course, available for help, guidance and will contribute to a pleasant stay as a link and an interpreter.
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Finally, a methodical preparation is essential to enable us to provide applicants with a suitable placement and to meet individual needs. We therefore invite parents and students to attend an informative meeting in Dublin.
What is learned is more than an essential foreign language. If motivated and open-minded, what is often initially perceived as a daunting adventure becomes an enjoyable and maturing experience.
Transition Year Programmes in Europe
Our Transition Year programmes in Europe
- Au Collège en France
- Colegio en Espana
- Zur Schüle in Deutschland
These individual placements programmes involve the full immersion of the student in a secondary school abroad, from 5 weeks up to a full academic year (mostly private schools).
Keys of Success with Living Language
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Prior to departure, an assessment Level Test, complete with a Briefing and an Induction Course ensure a tailor-made placement with a smooth integration into the foreign school structure. Regular visits, with tuition by a Local Contact, help with homework, advice and emotional support.
5th Year Intensive Programmes in Europe
Our Leaving Cert programmes in Europe :
- Cours Intensif en France
- Dialogos en Espana
- Intensivkurs in Deutschland
These Leaving Cert courses abroad are arranged at the home of local students with personalized coaching in grammar, essay writing and interviewing skills; providing an asset for oral and written exams.
Regular visits by our Local Contacts provide tuition and support. Follow up classes are available in Dublin during the school year.
Programmes in Ireland
Our Summer Camp in Ireland
Ideal for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year, this programme provides the Irish students with the opportunity to practise their spoken French in a bilingual environment, by attending morning classes (in very small groups) and afternoon sporting activities in the company of French, Spanish and German students.
Leaving Cert Classes in Dublin
These weekly classes take place during the School Year and are an efficient way of improving grammar and maintaining progress, while focusing on the Leaving Cert Syllabus. Emphasis on reading comprehension, writing techniques and oral/aural.Â
