Information Webinar: Language Coaching in the Workplace (L9 Micro-Credential)

Information Webinar  

Spring 2025 UL Level 9 Micro-Credential: Language Coaching in the Workplace

If you would like to know more about this new programme
supporting language learning and intercultural competence development in the workplace
- join Dr Deirdre Ní Loingsigh (Course Leader & Lecturer) and Dr Catherine Martin (Lecturer)
on

Tuesday, October 22nd at 11am

via Teams for an overview of the programme + Questions & Answers
11am - 11:45 including Q&A

Click here to register

Ireland is experiencing continued net inward migration of people from around the world, leading to linguistic and cultural diversity across all levels of society. Consequently, workplaces are becoming increasingly diverse and need to adapt to meet the linguistic needs of migrant workers and develop the language awareness and intercultural understandings of all workers within the workplace. This will serve to support the integration of migrant workers and create more inclusive workplaces which, in turn, will help to leverage the many benefits of a diverse workforce.

However, despite the benefits, workplaces in Ireland are facing challenges in supporting workers whose first language is not the language of the workplace. Therefore, a Micro-Credential in Language Coaching in the Workplace has been developed at the University of Limerick to support the creation of the role of Language Coach within workplaces and organisations.

This is a new professional practitioner role in Ireland to support effective and sustainable language learning within the organisational or workplace setting for employees from second language backgrounds. The module supports organisations seeking to develop English or Irish as a working language.

Language coaching draws on elements of counselling, positive psychology and knowledge of the affective side of language learning.

The Language Coach supports colleagues to find the best way to develop their language skills and confidence. The Language Coach also explores ways to develop language awareness and intercultural skills within the workplace more broadly, which can have impact at organisational level.

Micro-Credential GA6172: Language Coaching in the Workplace   (NFQ Level 9, 6 ECTS)

The module is taught by experts in the areas of language coaching, language support in the workplace, intercultural communication, reflective practice and participatory professional practice.

• Fully online
• 12 weeks/ Spring 2025 -- From 27^th January to 25^th April
• combination of asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and synchronous tutorials.
• Time commitment = approximately 3 to 4 hours per week.

Weekly Timetable: Pre-recorded lectures (1 hour + tasks); Wednesdays 13.00 - 14.30: Live online tutorials

Assessment: Assessment is on a continuous basis. In addition to assessment tasks to support achievement of learning outcomes at key checkpoints in the module, professional learners keep track of their learning trajectory as language coaches in a reflective portfolio

Course Fee: €750 per person (HCI funding applied)
HCI Micro-Credential Course Learner Subsidy is available for Spring 2025

Further details about the course, fees, eligibility for fee subsidy & how to submit expressions of interest can be found at: https://www.ul.ie/gps/courses/an-choitseail-teanga-san-ionad-oibre-language-coaching-in-the-workplace-ga6172

Further information:

For more detailed information about the programme, please contact:

Dr Deirdre Ní Loingsigh (Course Leader & Lecturer) Deirdre.NiLoingsigh@ul.ie

Dr Catherine Martin (Lecturer) Catherine.Martin@ul.ie