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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Projects
Irish and Modern Languages Projects
Content and Language Integrated Learning as Continuous Professional Development for Teachers (CLIL as CPD) (SNG) (2016 – 2020), funded by COGG (€9,000) takes a two-step approach. The Líofa (Leibhéal Iontrála agus Fágála) stage investigates entry, midway and exit level competency in Irish in the 2016-18 cohort of students on the MGO and PME, to analyse trends and contribute to policy regarding assessment of minimum language competency requirements for registration with the Teaching Council. Preliminary results indicate that up to 40% of student teachers fall below the language competency standard required by the Teaching Council. Based on stage one, a course in CLIL will be developed for CPD teachers, meeting the needs of teachers teaching through a second language, while fulfilling the demands placed on Schools by the school self-assessment process and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy.
The Teacher Supply and Demand for Second-level Irish-medium School (SLIM) Sector) (SOG), funded by COGG (€45,000, 2014-ongoing), aims to analyse the teaching qualifications and teaching subjects of teachers in SLIM schools. Key achievements over the review term in this ongoing project include a peer-reviewed journal article, a report for COGG on subject shortages in SLIM schools (referenced in a government publication), and, arising from the findings of the report, bursaries are awarded for Science, Maths and European Language students who do the MGO to the value of €92,000 2014-2016.
Animated Language Learning: P. Farren working with E. Dodd
Transforming Language Teaching and Learning: Dr. Patrick Farren carried out three systemically linked, international, research studies in collaboration with teacher educators, mentors, and student-teachers in post-primary schools The studies took place at NUI Galway, King's College London, and Boston College. They include interviews with international experts including Drs. Jane Jones, Paul Black, Audrey Friedman, and Maria Brisk. The book offers a new pedagogical model that enhances autonomous language teaching and learning. The studies have been published by Peter Lang in a book written by Dr. Farren, entitled 'Transforming Language Teaching and Learning'. For more information click here