CAO + Languages: Pure Language Courses
Welcome to the first post of the CAO + Languages series!
If you’re anything like me (a HUGE language nerd), then you might think to yourself: ‘I’d love to study JUST languages at college. Not science and languages, not business and languages, just languages. Are there any courses like that in Ireland?’ I’m happy to tell you that the answer is yes! Let’s take a look at some of the courses on offer that only deal with languages and language-related subjects.
DC155 Applied Language and Translation Studies
Two languages from French, Spanish, German, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese
Language-related modules: translation studies, literature
DN541 Modern Languages
Two or three languages from French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
Language-related modules: literature, linguistics, cultural studies
TR016 Deaf Studies
Irish Sign Language (ISL)
Language-related modules: interpreting, linguistics
TR022 Early and Modern Irish
Early Irish (up to 12th century) and Modern Irish (12th century onwards)
Language-related modules: poetry, language history, Scottish Gaelic
TR040 Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures
Two languages total
One language from Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish
One language from French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Polish
Language-related modules: history, culture, literature
GY128 Global Languages
Two languages from German, French, Italian, Spanish and Gaeilge
Language-related modules: linguistics, translation studies
GY136 Gaeilge agus Léann an Aistriúcháin
Modern Irish
Translation Studies - qualifies you to be a professional Irish translator
Language-related modules: sociolinguistics, translation history
LM044 Applied Languages
Two or three languages from French, German, Spanish, Gaeilge and Japanese
Language-related modules: linguistics, language and technology
CK110 World Languages
Two or three languages from Gaeilge, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Language-related modules: semiotics, translation studies
And that’s a wrap on language-specific courses! If you didn’t see anything that tickled your fancy, stick around for the next CAO + Languages post!
* Disclaimer - the information in this blog post is correct to the best of the author’s knowledge. Please check course information before entering it into the CAO system.
