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Language Centres and Assessment. AULC and Cercles. Association of University Language Centres in the UK and Ireland Confédération Européenne des Centres de Langues de l’Enseignement Supérieur. Different Language Centre Profiles. Evening courses Academic courses
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Language Centres and Assessment The Language Centre, NUIM
AULC and Cercles Association of University Language Centres in the UK and Ireland Confédération Européenne des Centres de Langues de l’Enseignement Supérieur The Language Centre, NUIM
Different Language Centre Profiles • Evening courses • Academic courses • Separate Irish centres • Resource centres • Audio-visual support only • Support for non-language depts only The Language Centre, NUIM
NUI Maynooth/ Languages offered Irish English (EFL/EAP) French German Spanish Italian Portuguese Polish Chinese Basque (Old Irish Dept) Breton (French Dept) The Language Centre, NUIM
Other Activities • Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge • Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge(A1, A2, B1,B2) • Teastas i Múineadh na Gaeilge do Dhaoine Fásta/Cert in Teaching of Irish to Adults • Vifax don Ghaeilge • Ard Dioplóma san Aistriúchán (ar líne)/ Higher Diploma in Translation (on line) • Language information website The Language Centre, NUIM
Plans Further development of Irish tests New languages of Ireland The Language Centre, NUIM
Assessment/measúnú • Some oral/aural assessment • All examinations for the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge • Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge • Language Testing Committee The Language Centre, NUIM
Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge Bonnleibhéal 1 A1 Bonnleibhéal 2 A2 Meánleibhéal 1 B1 Meánleibhéal 2 B2 Ardleibheál (2007) The Language Centre, NUIM
Challenges of the TEG • Never been done before • Calibration • Largely voluntary sector • Exams expensive to run • Training teachers and examiners • Overwhelming demand The Language Centre, NUIM
Potential demand • Irish public service (Languages Act, Working Language in Europe) • Conradh na Gaeilge • Irish abroad The Language Centre, NUIM
Institutions teaching Irish abroad US (29) France Canada (6) Austria Australia Italy Sweden England Norway Scotland Netherlands Wales Germany Russia The Language Centre, NUIM
Cooperation • Association of Language Testers in Europe • Údarás na Gaeltachta • WJEC (Wales) • Cambridge Assessment The Language Centre, NUIM
Go raibh míle maith agaibh! The Language Centre, NUIM