Irish Sign Language Teaching, Miscellaneous Non Award

About Irish Sign Language Teaching, Miscellaneous Non Award - at Trinity College Dublin

The Diploma in Irish Sign Language Teaching consists of a two-year full-time course that includes regular teaching practice. It provides a professional training for those who wish to teach Irish Sign Language. Central importance is given to the development of proficiency in Irish Sign Language and to the design and implementation of Irish Sign Language courses. Other course modules deal with such issues as sign linguistics, bilingualism, the sociolinguistics of sign languages, and Deaf people in society.

Selection and assessment processes

Candidates will be selected by interview; criteria for selection will include proficiency in Irish Sign Language and likely capacity to satisfy the academic requirements of the course. The award of the diploma is based on continuous assessment of course modules and teaching practice, as well as on a project in course design. A student whose teaching practice is considered unsatisfactory may, in exceptional circumstances, be allowed to undertake further practice.

Entry requirements for this course

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