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UCD Applied Language Centre
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- Address: Daedalus Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Tel: +353 1 716 7900
- Fax: +353 1 716 1188
- E-mail: courses@alc.ucd.ie
- WWW: http://www.ucd.ie/alc
- Contact & Position: Hugo O'Donnell, Senior Administrator
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 With over 150 years of proud tradition, University College Dublin is the finest university in Ireland, playing a central role in Ireland's advancement as a dynamic and highly successful independent European state. UCD is the largest university in Ireland and one of the oldest. This vibrant and modern university is situated on a spacious and purpose-built green campus in close proximity to Dublin city centre.
The UCD Applied Language Centre offers general/specialist English language courses and English courses for teachers for which it has built an excellent reputation. Courses are offered to those who are eighteen years or older.
Facilities
 The UCD Applied Language Centre is located at the centre of University College Dublin, in the Daedalus Building, the first facility in Ireland to be designed and built specifically for language learning. All aspects of the building are designed to provide the optimum atmosphere for learning and to integrate the latest technology for education. Each classroom is equipped with overhead projectors, video playback and audio playback units. The Daedalus Building's self-access area includes our computer laboratory. Here participants may use interactive language learning programs and CD ROM's. They also have access to the Internet and can e-mail via the web. Self-Access also contains over five thousand books for reference and study, as well as current newspapers and magazines. Audio and video laboratories with large selection of video and audio-tapes for the EFL learner.
Accommodation
Our accommodation arrangements are of exceptionally high quality: self-catering apartments on campus (summer period only), or accommodation on a part-board basis with an Irish family living close to the university (year-round).
Social & cultural programme
Participants will learn a great deal about Ireland during class and in addition they have the opportunity to partake in varied activities during the afternoons and evenings.
Activities during the week: A full programme of outings and activities in and out of College is offered including excursions to places of historical and cultural interest in Dublin and its environs, seminars, workshops, theatre visits and visits to Dublin's famous pubs etc. The cost of these visits (except the pubs) is included in the tuition fee. It is recommended that participants purchase a commuter ticket on arrival as transportation to these locations is mainly by public bus.
Weekend excursions: Day-trips to scenic locations in various parts of Ireland are organised as are full weekend excursions to the West or South of Ireland. The cost of these excursions is additional but competitive.
Summer vs. winter: During the winter programme, there are one to two activities per week, while the summer programme tends to be much fuller and more activities are available to students during the summer due to a much larger number of participants.
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