English through Irish Culture - Course Outline: (One Week / 15 hours)
Day 1: Welcome to Ireland
- Language focus: Describing countries, cities, and people
- Content: Introduction to Irish geography, symbols, and society
- Interactive task: Ireland quiz & cultural exchange
Day 2: Myths, Legends & the Irish Imagination
- Content: Irish folklore, mythology, and storytelling traditions
- Language focus: Narrative tenses, storytelling phrases
- Task: Create and tell your own modern myth
Day 3: Music, Dance & Identity
- Content: Traditional and modern Irish music, Irish dancing
- Language focus: Expressing likes/dislikes, making comparisons
- Task: Listening activity and cultural discussion
Day 4: Literature, Language & Irish English
- Content: Irish writers (Yeats, Joyce, Heaney), Irish English features
- Language focus: Figurative language and idioms
- Task: Reading excerpts, analyzing poetic or prose language
Day 5: Irish Life Today
- Content: Education, politics, diversity, and daily life in modern Ireland
- Language focus: Debating and presenting cultural perspectives
- Final task: Cultural presentation based on your experience
Additional Information
📍 Location: Delfin English School
🆔 OID Number: E10127118
🆔 PIC Number: 902490232
📅 Duration: 1 or 2 weeks
⏱ Hours: 15 hours/week (Monday–Friday)
🎓 Target Audience: Primary, secondary, and vocational school teachers
📚 Minimum Language Level: B1
👥 Minimum Group Size: 8 participants
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