Applied Languages University of Limerick

Overview

This Applied Languages course from the University of Limerick  fits you if you enjoy speaking languages and finding out about the countries in which they are spoken, are also interested in language itself – why languages are different, why people in different places speak differently, how we communicate, enjoy travelling and getting to know other cultures in depth.

Would you like to study three languages or combine your study of two languages with subjects like Marketing or Politics and International Relations?

Would you like to acquire specialist skills, such as Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or Technical Communication while you study languages? If this sounds like you, then Applied Languages at UL could be the course for you.

It is compulsory to study 2 of the languages below as core languages. All languages are available at an advanced level, with German, Japanese and Spanish also available at beginners' level.

Along with your 2 core languages, you will generally have 1 additional core module each semester, as well as a professional elective stream and 1-2 literature/cultural elective modules.

Career opportunities:

Employability skills from this degree:

• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing in different languages

• Gathering, assessing and interpreting information

• Leading and participating in discussions and groups

• Adapting to new and changing surroundings

• Working in teams and independently

• Organising and working to deadlines

• Developing opinions and proposing ideas

• Reading text to pick out essential points