Active Language Learning

OUR MISSION

To create a friendly and stimulating atmosphere.
To enable our students to develop and improve their English language skills.
To increase personal confidence in their use of English.
To offer courses of a high academic quality.
To offer an extensive educational and cultural programme.
To enable, encourage and respect our teaching staff’s continuous enhancement of their teaching and methodology skills.
To provide a professional, reliable and honest working and learning environment for all.
To provide a safe, relaxed working and learning environment to all.

Adult Courses

We offer year round courses for adults which you can start any week of the year. Most students study four hours every day. Classes start at 9.30 and finish at 2.00pm. There’s a half hour break. We offer a minimum of 5 levels all year, including Elementary and Advanced. In summer we run a C2 class. Where available, students can also choose to study 2 hours daily.

GENERAL ENGLISH

General English isn’t just grammar – it’s designed to improve all skills, especially speaking. These classes are designed to practice reading, listening, speaking, writing, vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation. Our focus is on real world English. If you want to learn English for school, for work or to help you understand native speakers on your holidays, General English is the class for you.

EXAM PREPARATION

We offer year-round courses which prepare for the Cambridge PET, FCE and CAE exams, and also for the IELTS Academic exam. In this class you learn exam strategy as well as improving the language skills most frequently tested in these exams. These are ideal classes if you have an exam goal.

Junior English Language Courses

Our English Language Summer Camp runs in July and August. It is a fully immersive, all inclusive programme designed for students from 12 to 17 years old. Students have interesting and varied classes and activities from 9.30 to 16.00 every day and also have evening activities (19:30 to 22:00) three times a week. Full day tours take place on Saturdays.

Classes

With four English classes every day from 9.30 to 12.45 you are never bored. Classes focus on speaking and understanding English and learning to communicate naturally. Students complete projects and have a music lesson every week – all in English.

Activities and Trips

Students have a huge range of activities to choose from. Cooking, zumba dancing and art are our most popular activities, but we also offer swimming, basketball, football, Irish dancing, table tennis and netball. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, students have a trip in the afternoon where they explore the museums and sights of Dublin.

Evenings

Three times per week we offer great evening activities such as music, Irish dancing, disco, table quiz and bowling.

Weekends

On either Saturday or Sunday there is a full day trip to popular attractions near Dublin. Walking in the mountains near Glendalough and visiting the pretty town of Howth are examples.

Student Accommodation

Active Language Learning offers several different types of student accommodation options. From total family emersion to independent living students can choose an accommodation selection that suits them. With our geographical advantage many students are in a position to either walk to school or avail of the short bus or metro facilities within the town.

This geographical dominance also has the added advantage of being only a twenty minute metro journey from Dublin city centre. Thus offering easy and relaxing commute times with the main attractions also within easy reach.

Homestay

One of the best and most popular ways to learn English is to emerge yourself in an Irish homestay. Carefully chosen families who all live within reach of the centre are available to students all year. Private bedrooms are offered by experienced families who warmly welcome students into their homes. Executive Homestays are also offered catering for students who wish to avail of private bathroom.

Our accommodations manager visits every family who apply to Active Language Learning and monitors from student feedback on a constant basis. Full family details are sent to students prior to their arrival and contact is encouraged between both parties to establish common social goals. Full board includes breakfast, packed lunch and evening meal. Also included is hot water at all times, laundry facilities (dry cleaning not included) and all general common family lifestyle living.

Hostel

On the edge of the town and just 15 minutes from Dublin city centre but a totally different experience. Base yourself by the sea in Dun Laoghaire, and experience so much more than Dublin City Centre in Marina House Hostel.

Dun Laoghaire is a busy sea port town in South Dublin. Whether you are looking to sail, windsurf, mountain climb, hill walk, go shopping, pub crawl, eat good sea food, go to the theatre or simply relax by a warm cosy fireplace, Marina House is the place for you!

Within walking distance to the ferry port and the DART, Dublin ‘s local train system, which provides easy access to Dublin city centre (15 mins) and many scenic areas along the coast of Dublin and County Wicklow.