ETBI Journal of Education - Vol 2:2 November 2020 (Irish-medium Education)

ETBI Journal of Education November 2020
Dr. Karen Ní Chlochasaigh
Lecturer / Acting Coordinator of M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, Mary Immaculate
College, Limerick
Dr. Karen Ní Chlochasaigh is a lecturer on the M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, Mary Immaculate
College. She completed a postdoctoral study at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University and The Educational
Research Centre, Drumcondra on the impact of immersion education on students attending Irish medium schools in
disadvantaged areas. Karen has special interest in educational inclusion in an immersion setting, effective second
language acquisition, building linguistic proficiency of immersion teachers and using digital technologies to support
language teaching and learning. She is currently in an acting position as co-ordinator of the M.Oid. san Oideachas
Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, MIC.
An tUas. Seán Ó Broin
Léachtóir, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh
Tá a shaol proifisiúnta ar fad caite aige ag múineadh Gaeilge agus ag cur na teanga chun cinn. Ó d’éirigh sé as a phost
mar phríomhoide i Scoil Phobail Chionn tSáile tá sé ag obair i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh mar léachtóir i Scoil
an Oideachais agus mar theagascóir i Roinn na Gaeilge. Suim nach beag aige sa Ghaeloideachas agus faoi láthair tá
sé mar chathaoirleach ar an mBord Bainistíochta i nGaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin.
Dr. Laoise Ní Thuairisg
Assistant Professor, School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, DCU
Laoise Ní Thuairisg is an Assistant Professor in the School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education
in Dublin City University. She is programmes chair of the Bachelor of Education in Gaeilge, and French, German
or Spanish. She teaches courses in second language acquisition, bilingualism, the teaching of Irish, and teaching
through Irish. Her research interests include language planning, language education and professional development
for teachers. She has recently completed a number of research projects on aspects of Gaeltacht education.
Professor Muiris Ó Laoire
Professor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, School of Health and Social Science, Institute
of Technology, Tralee.
Muiris Ó Laoire PhD is a Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences in the School of Health and
Social Sciences at the Institute of Technology, Tralee. A graduate of the National University of Ireland, he is author of
books, textbooks and several articles and chapters on multilingualism, bilingualism language policy and pedagogy. A
former teacher of Irish and French for many years; prior to taking up a position in the Institute of Technology, Tralee he
worked as a researcher in the Linguistics Institute of Ireland and the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment.
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