Language course English in Dublin

The intensive course is designed to help you communicate in spoken and written English. Intensive courses are held for beginner, elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. This is a concentrated programme of English study that allows you time for out-of-class activities.

Please note: the courses of 16 and 20 lesson hours per week take place in the morning. The course of 15 lesson hours per week is held in the afternoon.

If you take 16 lesson hours per week, you will have classes from Monday to Thursday. The other courses are given from Monday to Friday.

Minimum age is 16 years.

The combined course includes 20 lessons of the intensive course and 5 or 10 individual lessons each week. The group lessons normally take place in the morning from 9.00 - 13.30 hours. Usually you can choose the time of the individual lessons in the afternoon together with your teacher. Minimum combined course duration is one week.

Minimum age is 16 years.

This course has been specially designed for students aged 50 and over. You will attend 16 lessons per week at the school (4 days of lessons), and a cultural programme is also included. On the day without lessons, a full-day excursion is organised. On regular lesson days, activities are also organised after classes and/or in the evenings. Examples of activities and excursions include:

• Guided walking tour of Dublin
• Conversation club
• Visit to the Dublin Botanic Gardens
• Visit to the National Gallery
• Traditional Irish pub evening
• Excursions to places such as Howth Village and its cliffs, Dún Laoghaire, James Joyce Tower and Forty Foot

Additional optional excursions are also available at an extra cost, such as a visit to the Guinness Storehouse or Trinity College and the Book of Kells. You can also purchase a Leap Card through the language school for an additional fee, allowing you unlimited use of public transport in Dublin. You can request this when booking your language trip. Please contact StudyTravel for further information and prices.

Minimum age is 50 years.

The commercial English course consists of 20 lessons Business English per week.

In today’s fast-paced world, confidence in communicating through English is vital for both employability and successful business. Our Business English Course is designed to deliver fast and effective training. The business section of the course includes the following modules:

• Participating in meetings & discussions
• Negotiating
• Using the telephone effectively
• Giving clear and concise presentations
• Entertaining clients
• Learning strategies for the future

Minimum age is 16 years.

This Cambridge exam course is designed to help prepare you for the Cambridge examination at FCE, CAE and CPE level. 

The Cambridge exam course is highly intensive and combines general English tuition with exam preparation. The exams will sometimes take place in the weekend or in the week after the course. Please take this in account when booking your flights. The extra night or week of accommodation is NOT included in the price.

You can start any Monday, but we recommend that you start at least 4 weeks prior to the exam, but the number of weeks you need depend on your level. You may enter a Cambridge course only after you have taken a special pre-test and your level has been assessed. 

To read more about the Cambridge examination course please click here.

Minimum age is 16 years.

If you want to end your language course with an official diploma, for example because you want to study or work in England or Ireland, we recommend this preparation course for the IELTS exam. This exam is often required for admission to universities or courses in England and Ireland.

We recommend to take at least 4 weeks, with the exact number of weekd depending on your level. The course consists of 20 hours of lessons per week general English and exam preparation.

If you want to take the IELTS exam on site after the language course, you must register well before the exam date at www.ielts.org

For more information on the IELTS examination course please click here.

Minimum age is 16 years.

During the summer period the school offers secondary school teachers of English (whose first language is not English) the opportunity to improve or maintain their level of English. The teachers course consists of lectures, workshops and communicative sessions. Course duration is two weeks, in which you will have 25 lessons a week in groups of maximum 15 participants.

Minimum age is 18 years.

The CELTA course for teachers of English consists of 30 lessons per week but since it is a full time program in total it is approximately 40 lessons including discussions, assignments etc. The CELTA course is probably the most recognised English language teacher training course in the world. Our partner school International House Dublin is running full and part-time CELTA courses since 2006. Furthermore, this teacher course is accredited by ACELS (the Accreditation and Certification of English Language Schools), an organisation which regulates and inspects language and teacher training centres in Ireland. Obtaining a CELTA diploma from International House Dublin can increase your work opportunities around the world. The CELTA course is held under supervision of an ESOL Assessor (from the University of Cambridge). This guarantees a high quality and reliability.
The CELTA course can be taken by all kinds of participants in the field of English language training:

• Starters in the field of teaching (no experience)
• Those who have taught languages but with little or no previous training
• Those who have taught other subjects but want to switch to language teaching
• Those who already received previous training but need a refresher course

Timetable: lessons are held from Monday to Friday, from 09:00 - 17:15 (subject to change).

Minimum age is 18 years.

Individual tuition offers the most rapid, relevant and cost-effective form of language training. This course will be adapted both to your linguistic skills and your personal and/or professional needs.

Minimum age is 18 years.