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Working with languages
The activities are designed to give the student an opportunity to:
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Learn and use work-related words and phrases in the target language
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Explore the presence and importance of foreign languages in a workplace
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Enhance the awareness of foreign languages relevant to a workplace
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Explore the connection between foreign languages and careers
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Enhance intercultural awareness in a workplace
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Encourage heritage language speakers to use and be aware of heritage languages in a workplace
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Use digital tools
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Inspire to include foreign languages in plans for future careers
Working with languages supports:
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Building stronger bridges between education and wider community (Action Plan for Education, DES 2017)
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Enhancing employer engagement in the development and use of trade languages (Languages Connect, DES
2017)
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Assisting education and training providers place a stronger focus on providing skills development
opportunities that are relevant to the needs of learners, society and the economy... The greatest skills
demand is for Professionals, Associate Professionals and people with multilingual skills... 85% of students feel
they learned new skills during TY and the strengths of the programme included learning new skills, work
experience, subject availability (Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2015, DES 2016)
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Assisting placing a particular emphasis on ICT skills, language proficiency and entrepreneurship in light of
the importance to employability (Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2015, DES 2016)
Working with languages’ supports Senior Cycle Key Skills
The Learner
Information Processing
Communication
Critical and Creative Thinking
Working with Others
Being Personally Driven
Working with languages’ supports areas of learning and competences (NCGE)
Developing Myself
Developing My Learning
Developing My Career Path
Working with languages’ supports Senior Cycle language subject learning outcomes:
Communicative competence in the target language
Awareness about language and communication
Understanding of how to go about learning a foreign language
Cultural awareness
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