First Year Handbook English Studies and Languages
2013/2014
I. INTRODUCTION Welcome, Freshers! Welcome to the Dublin Institute of Technology. Congratulations on completing your second level education and obtaining your place on DT517, the BA Hons. in English Studies and Languages. The information contained in this handbook will help you to get an overview of the year ahead, its structure, aims and content. It contains essential information about modules and assessments and should be kept with other handbooks you receive about your course and its procedures. Apart from the academic aspects of your programme, there are many societies and clubs in the Institute, which represent a wide variety of interests and activities. We encourage you to broaden your horizons, avail of what is on offer and develop new interests. You will also meet new people from different parts of Ireland, Europe and across the globe and thus make new friends.
The DIT
The DIT has an enrolment of nearly 10,000 whole-time third level students, pursuing some 85 different programmes at certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate levels. There are also 8,000 part-time day and / or evening students and 4,000 apprentices. This gives a total of 22,000 students and makes the DIT the largest higher education institution in the State. Its main centres are; Adelaide Road (Arts & Tourism), Aungier St. (Business, Arts & Tourism), Bolton St. (Engineering & Built Environment), Cathal Brugha St. (Arts & Tourism), Kevin St. (Science & Health, Arts & Tourism and Engineering & Built Environment), Mountjoy Square (Arts & Tourism, Business), Rathmines (Arts & Tourism).
The School of Languages
The School of Languages is one of the largest of its kind in the state and offers language courses at various levels. At present, languages taught include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Irish and English as a Foreign Language. The School plays a major role in linking the College of Arts and Tourism to the other Colleges within the Institute. The School enables DIT students to take a foreign language as an integral part of their studies. You will find useful information on the School of Languages website http://www.dit.ie/schooloflanguages/. For student handbooks: http://www.dit.ie/schooloflanguages/currentstudents For information on the year abroad: http://www.dit.ie/schooloflanguages/internationalexchange/outgoingstudents For useful tips on study skills: http://www.dit.ie/study/mature/support/academic/studyskill
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