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School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences
Our mission is to promote scientific understanding of language, communication, speech and swallowing. Through our research, undergraduate & postgraduate programmes, we promote inclusive diversity as a powerful social and biological resource, and positively impact on personal and societal wellbeing across the lifespan.
- Centre for Language & Communication Studies
- Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies
- Centre for Deaf Studies
- Centre for English Language Learning and Teaching
- Trinity Centre for Asian Studies
News and Events
UNESCO International Mother Language Day
To mark UNESCO International Mother Language Day and the Year of Indigenous Languages Trinity College Dublin welcomes poets Ciara Ní Eanacháin, Sara Margrethe Oskal and Matyas Le Brun for an evening of poetry in Irish, Sami and Breton, three indigenous languages of Europe, followed by a discussion on minority language poetry and language activism.
The event is organised by the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies and Oifig Na Gaeilge and it is funded by the Trinity Arts Fund
Irish Research Network in Childhood Bilingualism and Multilingualism
The Irish Research Network in Childhood Bilingualism and Multilingualism is a network of researchers from a wide range of disciplines, policy makers, teachers, early childhood educators, educational psychologists and speech and language therapists who have an interest in advancing knowledge and improving practices in the area of childhood bilingualism.
Provost's PhD Project Awards 2018
Congratulations to the winners of the Provost's PhD project award!
XCELING
A research team from the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, led by Professor Carson, have been awarded funding by the European Commission. XCELING is an Erasmus + Capacity Building project funded by the European Union and coordinated by the University of Salamanca. Over the next three years, the XCELING consortium aims to support the modernization of foreign language teaching in Egyptian Higher Education, with an emphasis on ICT in the language classroom. The TCD team will partner with Pharos University in Alexandria to contribute to pre-doctoral training and learning in applied linguistics as well as the creation of open access language learning materials for Arabic speakers.