The best cold remedies you’ve never heard of Last weekend we celebrated the International Health Day, which means it’s already April. Wau. Time flies real fast, doesn’t it? Anyhow, we still have quite a long journey till summer begins, so in the meantime, me and Simon had this wonderful idea of doing a research on “cold remedies”. I know, I … Read More
The Beast from the East
a.k.a. national bread crisis “Let’s go.” “We can’t.” “Why not?” “We’re waiting for Emma.” “I can’t go on like this.” “That’s what you think.” This is how I imagine a dialogue between people in Ireland and the government would go. Well, at least it seemed like that. Since ancient times, people have always been afraid of the unknown. Unknown … Read More
Eunji’s Thoughts on Halloween
Many people (before they meet an informed proud Irish person) don’t realise that Halloween is originally a 2000 year old Celtic festival called Samhain originated in Ireland. Therefore, the only way to truly experience Halloween is in Ireland! 🙂 🙂 Here is Eunji’s experience: The Real Halloween Halloween night has just finished, I couldn’t have guessed the atmosphere of Halloween since … Read More
Eunji’s Thoughts on Travelling Around Europe
Eunji recently came back from a trip to Iceland and Amsterdam so we asked her to write about her experience. Here is what she thought: Dublin is the gateway to Europe How many countries have you coloured in on your world map? How many passport stamps do you have? If you are like me, you are hoping to colour in … Read More
Student Project: Countdown travelling films
We already mentioned how Alpha College’s General English courses are task-based. Each Friday our students present a class project they prepared with their classmates. This project allows them to put into practice everything they learnt during the week, and to focus especially on their production skills (that is, writing and speaking). One of our students from a B1 class, Luiz Antonio, … Read More
Lucas’ experience echoes what Alpha is all about….
Every Friday, we ask the students who are leaving to fill in Feedback Questionnaires. It is a great way to see how we are doing and we are delighted with the results we get such as 99.3% of people who attended a course would recommend us to a friend. 🙂 We recently got some feedback from Lucas, who was a great addition to … Read More
Step Into Innovation
This year the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) have granted another edition of STEP INTO INNOVATION course, which is within the Climate KIC program. This course is aimed at innovative and creative people and aims to learn how to turn an innovative idea into a reality (products, services, methodology) and give out in the consumer market.
How to meet locals in Dublin (Part Two)
Join a Meetup Group One of the best things you can do when learning a language is to practise your English by speaking to locals. A wonderful student of ours joined a Meetup Group and here is Sandra’s experience.
How to meet locals in Dublin
Join a sports club A goal for many students is to meet local people other than the teachers in their school. Now the most common place to do this is in the pub but this can be difficult due to the noise, too many pints of Guinness or something else. There are other great options such as joining a sports club. … Read More
Update on Almudena’s Work Experience
Don’t let the opportunities pass you by. Good morning! Today Dublin woke up to the sun, probably the weather is the worst part of this experience of my life, but it’s not so bad, because in days such as today I really love the sun and enjoy it. I would like to tell you about another great experience about my … Read More
Almudena’s Work Experience
After one month and half…. After one month and a half working in an Irish company I know that this is one of the best decisions of all my life. At the beginning I wasn´t sure if it would be a good opportunity to improve my English, but I need more professional experience on my Curriculum Vitae. My main concern … Read More