Limerick City, located2.5 hours from Dublin in the south-west of Ireland is an ancient city where the
River Shannon meets the Wild Atlantic Way.
University of Limerick (UL) is a parkland campus spanning 138 hectares, situated right on the River Shannon and 4km from Limerick city.
UL has often been called ‘Ireland’s Sporting Campus’, with its top- class facilities with an array of artificial grass pitches, indoor and outdoor running tracks, as well as being the first University in Ireland to offer students an Olympic standard swimming pool and diving board, Ireland’s tallest climbing wall and Europe’s largest all-weather sports field complex.
Learn English & live in your private teacher's home around Limerick with Home Language International!
Home Language International (HLI) is a family-run business offering language courses in more than 20 languages in over 30 countries worldwide, including English lessons at an experienced private teacher's home in Ireland. More than 5,000 students take advantage of our services every year. Ian Josephs, Danielle Josephs, their 5 adult children and an expert team of dedicated staff all put in very long hours for HLI.
You stay in an experienced teacher's family home, have one-to-one English lessons and then continue to use the language during the rest of your stay in Limerick. Because you are the only student, you are guaranteed individual attention. The lessons are completely designed for you, so the teacher will focus exactly on what you need. Mealtime conversation, television and social contacts are all in English.
All of our teachers in Ireland have a university degree (or equivalent) and/or a recognised teaching certificate. All teachers have been visited by one of our local organisers. Their qualifications have been checked and their homes throughly inspected. During your stay in Limerick, a local organiser will monitor your progress and make sure your experience is both happy and successful.
Home Language International (HLI) is accredited by the Accreditation Body for Language Services (ABLS), Association of Language Travel Organisations (ALTO), and UNOSEL.
We are a brand new internationally focused English language school named Student Campus which is located in a prominent four-storey building opposite Arthur’s Quay shopping area on Patrick Street in the bustling heart of Limerick city, Ireland with excellent transport links and just seconds away from the O’Connell Street shopping district with the lively atmosphere of traditional pubs, Cafes, restaurants, Banks while never being too far away from the wonderful unspoilt green countryside and riverside walks.
We have one of the largest educational structures in the city.
Our building has 4 floors, an elevator, a library, 20 classrooms, a student lounge, and a canteen.
Students are given the opportunity to practice English in context and in practical situations in our classrooms. We provide high-quality English language programmes, but we also take a personal interest in each student, helping you to maximize your development. We have a mix of nationalities to give you the best chance of using English outside the classroom too.
Our teachers are highly qualified and experienced, providing our students with exceptional teaching skills. All of our teachers are university graduates and certified teachers of EFL. Teachers at our school are enthusiastic and knowledgeable, with several years of teaching experience in Ireland and abroad. We promise to ensure that our student time with us is educational, engaging and fun. Our classes focus on developing student communicative abilities. At all times the student will be encouraged and supported to use the English language. Our Student will learn in a variety of contexts and develop all four skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening
Our teachers are committed to professional development, and many of them have completed English or EFL-related MA courses, which helps us appreciate the latest developments in EFL. We offer a range of courses for a variety of levels. We aim to make sure that each student reaches their language goal while feeling welcome, safe, and at home with us.
We have personalized support in English, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Spanish. A student may contact the support team at any time.
We also offer our students weekly accommodation. The apartments are close to the school, well-equipped and modern.
We encourage our students to explore the whole of Ireland and elsewhere in Europe during the holidays as part of their practical learning process. Where possible, we arrange study tours and field trips to various historical and cultural cities and business and other appropriate establishments to help achieve their career objectives. We promise you a truly memorable experience with us during your study!
Birchwater Education (BWE) is the fastest growing English language school established in Limerick City due to its dynamic curriculum and enjoyable learning environment. With over 100 students, Birchwater Education provides personalized learning and individual feedback to maximize the learning potential of all our students. As an English language school and business college, we offer a variety of courses for international and local Irish students with full time and part time courses available. Accredited by NCC education, the Institute of Commercial management and Trinity College London as an exam centre, BWE offers a variety of course flexibility and a progression route to third level education.
Limerick Language Centre (est. 1990) is a quality English Language School in the west of Ireland which is recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications in Ireland for English Language Teaching (ELT). In addition, all of our teachers are university graduates and certified teachers of EFL. Teachers at Limerick Language Centre are energetic and enthusiastic, many have more than 10 years of teaching experience in Ireland and abroad. Our teachers are committed to professional development which helps to appreciate recent developments in EFL. Students are given the opportunity to practise English in contextualised and practical situations in our classrooms. We provide high quality English language programmes but we also take a personal interest in each student and are proud of the outstanding mixture of nationalities: currently there are over 18 different nationalities.
Limerick Language Centre is located in a beautiful Georgian building just a 3-minute walk from the main shopping area in Limerick and across the road from the picturesque 18th century ‘Peoples Park’. The school is medium-sized with 8 purposely designed classrooms with Wi-Fi access. There is a cosy student lounge which encompasses the entire basement. The students have access to a kitchen. There is also a self-access room where students can use computers and printers for project work, research, personal use, email access, etc. along with a full reference library. Students can, at no charge, access the internet by using the school’s computers or their own laptops/tablets/smart phones: our entire building is Wi-Fi enabled.
