by Louise | Apr 8, 2024 | General
At ATC, our teachers use a communicative method of teaching in the English classes in Dublin and Bray. This, combined with a Task Based Learning approach, really seems to bring out the confidence in our students; the students work together in class, in pairs or small...
by Louise | Mar 25, 2024 | General
Are you a teacher and looking for new methods to bring into your classroom? One of our teachers at ATC, Sarah, would recommend CLIL. Here is some background to CLIL and why Sarah suggests using it to freshen up the language classroom… Are you tired of the...
by Louise | Mar 18, 2024 | General
Watching fun movies is a great way to practice and learn English. If you’re going to try it, don’t begin with very long or complicated movies; watch movies you know. How about some movies you have seen in your original language that were dubbed? By doing this, you...
by Louise | Mar 4, 2024 | General
During our learning journey, we all have different reasons to learn a new language. It might be to communicate with new friends because you have decided to move country, because you have a love for languages or because you want to progress in your career. No matter...
by Louise | Feb 24, 2024 | General
If you are interested in moving to Dublin to study English, you have made a great choice. Ireland is home to some of the world’s friendliest people, beautiful landscapes, easy European access, and much more. You can enjoy the live music at Dublin’s Temple Bar,...
by Louise | Feb 20, 2024 | General
You might not know, but Louise on our team is not originally Irish, she has put together some very uniquely Irish words and phrases that she found confusing at first, and you probably won’t hear anywhere else, but if you use these words and phrases in Ireland, you’re...