A language exchange In Ireland takes place between two families or individuals who agree to offer hospitality to each other on a reciprocal basis. For adults it offers a new way to travel, stay in the home of somebody that shares your interests and improve your English language skills all day. For children and teenagers it offers a fun way to make new friends and experience a new culture as part of learning and using English. Apart from travel cost to the Republic of Ireland and spending money, it’s free.
Find an English language exchange study holiday in Ireland by searching through published offers on Lingoo. A Lingoo language exchange takes place between two families or individuals with matched interests who choose each other before making a booking. Using our secure messaging system you can know your exchange partner before you travel and avoid that awful moment when you arrive at the doorstep to meet strangers.
Select your language exchange partner living in Ireland from hundreds of registered and approved families with detailed profiles on our site. Simply find a Irish family in the Irish town where you’d like to stay, look through their profile photos, see if you share the same interests, diet and even religion. If you like what you see, contact them through our secure messaging system, and when you’re both happy, book a language exchange holiday.
During the exchange study holiday you or your child will be completely immersed in the English language, plus the Irish culture and daily life. If you would like to supplement your learning, many exchange partners will help you find a local English language course with a local language school or teacher.
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With an English language exchange In Ireland, you, your child, teenager or family group can eat sleep and breathe the English language and culture as part of a totally immersive experience. Language exchanges offer a relaxed, fun, yet intensive approach to learning the English language.
Ireland is an island with the most extraordinary landscapes in the world. Depending on where your Lingoo partner lives, you can visit the exceptional Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Connemara in the west or the Ring of Kerry in the south west of County Kerry.
The green midlands, the lake regions, the cliffs overlooking the sea, have all played there part in creating the inspiring tales of Celtic culture. Visiting these places with people who live there and know the history well definitely the best way to immerse yourself in the Irish culture, tradition and English language.
Nature is the dominant force that has shaped Ireland but there are also interesting cities to visit during your stay. Dublin is a city that has been rejuvenated by the foreign investment generated by Ireland’s Celtic tiger policy of the mid 1990’s onwards. Dublin is today a rich busy city, full of pubs and restaurants and with a real European feeling.
During your stay, don’t miss a visit to Galway Bay, with the three rocky Aran Islands guarding the entrance to enclosing to the bay. The sea port of Cork is another place not to be missed in Ireland.
The Irish people are renowned for their warmth and hospitality, making Ireland a perfect destination for your, or your child’s, language holiday.
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