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Irish people are in danger of underestimating their own ability to speak their native language, according to research carried about by a Mary Immaculate College (MIC) researcher.
Indeed, the same study suggests that lack of confidence in the cúpla focal could be linked to an absence of quality feedback in school.
Shane Barry, an Applied Linguistics doctoral student at MIC has drawn the conclusion based on his interviews with current civil servants who were asked to rate their own Irish language proficiency. In his study, he asked participants to evaluate their own ability to speak Irish in a current conversational setting. The research found that 60% of respondents would generally downplay their own abilities but would answer more favourably to specific questions, such as their ability to order a cup of coffee in a Gaeltacht area.
The ninth International Research Methods Summer School will take place this month, making a welcome return after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on academia will be the focus, with a theme of Evolutions in Research in Unprecedented Times.
The ninth International Research Methods Summer School took place this week, making a welcome return after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on academia was the focus, with a theme of Evolutions in Research in Unprecedented Times.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the ‘Issues in Applied Linguistics’ series, which is run as part of the Graduate Diploma/MA and Structured PhD in Applied Linguistics, we’ve invited speakers from our very first ‘Issues in Applied Linguistics’ series in 2015 to present again ten years on. Where relevant, the speakers will focus on developments in the field during the ten years.
Join us at the MIC January Open Day - a must for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students
On Saturday, 20 January (10am-1pm), Mary Immaculate College is looking forward to giving prospective students the opportunity to explore our Limerick campus and discover all that the College has to offer from its range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, extracurricular activities, and exceptional facilities.
Here you have access to over 30,000 full-text electronic journals as well as information on the holdings of print journals. Learn more about Print Journals. Journals held in the MIC library are arranged alphabetically by title. Current issues, shelved in boxes beside the earlier issues, which are bound, are shelved on the Ground Floor.
