MIC PhD in Applied Linguistics student Artemis Topouzi presenting on Willingness to Communicate at IRAAL 50th anniversary conference I'm TCD today.

MiC Applied Linguistics on tour! Lovely to meet up at IRAAL 50th anniversary conference in TCD today!

Great to present on New Speakers of Irish English at An teangeolaíocht chorpais i dteangacha na hÉireann in DCU yesterday alongside great colleagues. Well done to the organisers and contributors! Ar fheabhas!

This is a fundraising post for Roya. Caption reads Handmade to Help a Family Start again. There are 4 images, two are photos displaying the handmade items on display in the library. A caption reads :Scrunchies €2 , Candles €5 ,Afghan neck scarf €5, Fingerless Gloves €5, Hand crocheted bag €10, Handmade Lined Book bags €10 Pay in cash in the library or scan the QR code The other images are the QR code and a poster with two Afghanistan women and the caption Help us Bring an Afghanistan family to safety. We need to raise 10,000 Euro by Oct 6th.

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This fundraiser is to help get our MIC student Roya's family to safety. Her family has actively supported women's education and for that their lives are endangered.
Please visit MIC Thurles Library and purchase one of these beautiful handcrafted items.
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Check out this great article, 'Why do some words give us the ick?' from Dr Chris Fitzgerald @micapplinguistics.bsky.social on RTE Brainstorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... @micireland.bsky.social

Structured PhD in Applied Linguistics students Artemis Topouzi and Niall Walsh @micireland.bsky.social doing MIC proud at MATSDA conference on Humanising Language Teaching materials in Beijing!

Congratulations to Structured PhD in Applied Linguistics student @micireland.bsky.social Deborah Tobin who has successfully defended her PhD thesis - an analysis of perceptions of teachers in the privately-run English-Language Teaching sector in the Republic of Ireland.

Professor Bill Leahy opening the @Mary Immaculate College PhD in Applied Linguistics online Summer School this week. A great day of sharing exciting research and lively discussion! Thanks to all our contributors!

Congratulations Deirdre and Susan! Looks like a fascinating volume.

A really enjoyable discussion following presentation on New Speakers of Irish English at EFACIS conference in Turku.