General English

The General English summer programme follows the same timetable and syllabus as the year-round programme.

In addition, each week the summer programme also includes:

One full-day weekend excursion (Saturday)
Tuesday - Friday afternoons
One evening activity on Fridays

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General English will help you to:

develop your fluency by providing lots of opportunities for practising spoken English;
understand how the language works;
develop all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing);
increase your knowledge of Irish culture;
practise and improve your intercultural skills;
develop your ability to learn languages independently.

General English Standard - 20 hours per week

The typical timetable is 9am-12.50pm each day from Monday to Friday (20 x 50 minute academic hours).

General English Intensive - 24 hours per week

Also 9am-12.50pm each day from Monday to Friday (20 x 50 minute academic hours) plus four academic hours extra over two afternoons per week. The intensive programme is subject to sufficient numbers applying.

Course timetable

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
09:00-10:45	Class	Class	Class	Class	Class	Full Day Excursion
10:45 - 11:15	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
11:15-12:50	Class	Class	Class	Class	Class
12:50-14:00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Intensive 14:00-15:40	Class	Class	Class	Class	Class
	Social Activity	Social Activity	Social Activity	Social Activity	Evening Activity

Sample social programme timetable

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Afternoon Activity

14:00 - Outdoor Sports

Meet outside the Languages Building

14:00- Trip to Adare Heritage Town

Meet outside the Languages Building

14:00 - Trip to Lough Gur

Meet outside the Languages Building

14:00- Bowling

Meet outside the Languages Building

09:00- Day trip to Cork

Bring a packed lunch

Evening Activity

19:00- The Locke Bar Traditional Music Session

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements: Elementary level (A2)
Minimum age: 17 years
Maximum class size: 15 students

2025 start dates

Our summer Programme will run for nine weeks from 30 June and end on Friday the 29 August 2025.

Students can start class any Monday, apart from bank holidays.

Terms and conditions of enrolment

Clusters of students crossing the UL Living Bridge

Apply now for our summer programme

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