Academic Year Programme

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The Academic Year Programme (AYP) is an 8 month course for non EAA students. On completion of 25 course weeks, AYP students sit an internationally recognised exam (Cambridge, IELTS or TIE). The syllabus is designed to encourage progression and confidence with a focus on building fluency. Classes are international and have a maximum of 15 students. 15 full hours of tuition per week, 9.00am – 12.15pm, Monday to Friday (June to August: 1.00pm – 4.15pm).

Course Details

25 course weeks
15 hours tuition per week
Pre-intermediate (A2) to Advanced (C1)
Cambridge, IELTS or TIE exam
Start any Monday
Work and Study

Course Options

Acedemic Year Programme: General English + IELTS
Academic Year Programme: General English + Cambridge

Academic Year Enrolment Calendar
January 10 – First Date for Academic Year Programme enrollment

December 16 2023 to January 7 2024 – Christmas Holiday

Class Timetable:

9.00am to 12.15pm, Monday to Friday
from June 12 to August 25 the class timetable is from 1.00pm to 4.15pm

Sample Timetable

15 hours English Tuition per week: Mon – Fri 9.15am – 12.30pm
Free Coffee/Tea Break from 10.45 – 11.00am
Free Conversation Class Once a Week
Optional Afternoon Pay as You Go Tours/Trip with Free Irish Activity Leader
Evening Pub Social Meet up Once a Week
Saturday Optional Full Day Tour

What’s Included
Tuition

We have a specially designed Adult Syllabus to encourage your progression and confidence with an emphasis on building fluency. We believe in real materials and growing to love the language by living it. Classes are international and have a maximum of 15 students per class. 15 full hours tuition per week. (Classes 9.15am – 12.30pm each day with a 15 minute break).

Accommodation Option

Our accommodation is in homestays either in Malahide within walking distance of our school or a very short bus journey from surrounding neighborhoods. Our hosts typically take 1 or 2 students at a time and all our adults have single rooms. Families will do student’s laundry as part of their normal home routine. We carefully match students with families. Families provide breakfast, packed lunch and evening meal. Meals are nutritious and we can cater for special diets on request. On arrival we also give students a welcome pack including a reusable water bottle and our school has a water refilling station. For more information on accommodation options see our accommodation page.

Weekday Activities

Students have access to our weekly optional pay as you go activity programme. We provide a free leader to bring you on our afternoon trips and you pay for your travel and entrance fees.

Evening Activities

Every week we have a designed pub night where students can meet each other on a social night out.

Full Day Trips

Each Saturday our students have the opportunity to book a full day trip. Sample Day Trips: Glendalough, Kilkenny, Belfast, Cliffs of Moher etc.

Free Conversation Class

Our Conversation Classes are free of charge for our enrolled students.

Travel Card

Students attending a full time course can apply for a Dublin Discount Travel Card

Student Report & Certificate

Students receive a Certificate of Attendance and Attainment at the end of their course and also an individual hand written teacher report on their progress.

Academic Focus

The main focus of these intensive English courses is on Rapid Learning for Communication in Spoken and Written English. Our highly qualified English teachers set students clear learning objectives and use the latest modern teaching techniques to provide language practice in speaking, writing, listening and reading, to improve English pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. These English language classes also include an Irish Culture Component, which covers Irish language, traditional music, history and culture. These special English lessons will provide those students learning English in Ireland with a better knowledge of the local people and culture, enabling them to become more actively involved with the unique Irish way of life. Read more about our English Courses in Dublin.

Work & Study

Students requiring a Study Visa to work and study in Ireland:
Our courses are also suitable for non-EU students requiring study visas to enter Ireland. The Irish College of English can assist students with study visa applications and will issue a letter of acceptance upon registration. We will also issue you a College Letter needed to apply for the right to work in Ireland. Our Academic Year Programme (25 weeks tuition within an 8 month study period) are included on the Department of Education and Skills Internationalisation register of programmes approved by the Minister for Education and Skills for the purpose of access to employment by students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland.