Joe Dale

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Language Teaching Matters Aotearoa | New Zealand podcast with Florence Lyons This morning, I was delighted to see that my recent podcast interview with my Kiwi friend Florence Lyons from the University of Waikato has been published. In this episode of Language Teaching Matters...

Here is a summary of my recent interview with Florence Lyons (University of Waikato) on using AI for the Language Teaching Matters Aotearoa | New Zealand podcast. www.linkedin.com/pulse/langua...

LingoLesson: A New Way to Set Speaking Tasks with Audio, Video and AI This morning, it was my absolute pleasure to host a comprehensive webinar with Paul Raine , joining us from Japan to introduce his latest tool, LingoLesson. Paul, who brings 20 years of experience in ...

Here is a summary of my webinar with Paul Raine where he showcases his new language learning platform, currently in private beta, LingoLesson www.linkedin.com/pulse/lingol...
Here is the recording youtu.be/lY-vgbBJ27o

I am on Will Marks' excellent podcast. Hope I didn't say anything too stupid.

YouTube video by Joe Dale Productive Struggle vs AI Slop: Empowering Independent Learners in their Writing and Speaking Skills

I'm delighted to have been given permission by British Council EnglishScore to share the recording of my webinar 'Productive Struggle vs AI Slop: Empowering Independent Learners in their Writing and Speaking Skills. Here it is: youtu.be/pPwTVxjhF3s

Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing | Joe Dale One week to go! In a week’s time, I will be kicking off my four-part webinar series: Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing, and I am genuinely really looking for...

One week to go! www.linkedin.com/posts/joedal...

Productive Struggle vs. AI Slop: Empowering Independent Learners in their Writing and Speaking Skills This morning at 8 am I delivered a 90 mins webinar for British Council EnglishScore entitled "Productive Struggle vs. AI Slop: Empowering Independent Learners in their Writing and Speaking Skills".

Here is a summary of my presentation 'Productive Struggle vs. AI Slop: Empowering Independent Learners in their Writing and Speaking Skills' which I delivered for British Council EnglishScore today. www.linkedin.com/pulse/produc...

Empowering GCSE Language Teaching with AI This afternoon, I had the pleasure of visiting Avanti House Secondary School in Stanmore to deliver a session entitled ‘Empowering GCSE Language Teaching with AI’. I was incredibly grateful to Neetu S...

Here is a summary of the session 'Empowering GCSE Language Teaching with AI' I delivered this afternoon at Avanti House Secondary School for the languages department and local teachers. Thanks to Neetu Sadhwani for the invite! www.linkedin.com/pulse/empowe...

Notebooks That Think - Using AI for Deeper Learning This afternoon, I hosted a webinar with Terry Williams all the way from Phnom Penh in Cambodia. While I was based in the UK, Terry joined us late into his evening finishing at 11:00 pm local time to s...

Here is a summary of a webinar by Terry Williams Notebooks That Think - Using AI for Deeper Learning which I hosted this afternoon. www.linkedin.com/pulse/notebo...

Developing bespoke listening materials in MFL Yesterday evening, I had the absolute pleasure of joining a fantastic webinar hosted by Wendy Adeniji, featuring my good friend Jerome Nogues, an expert edtech consultant and founder of the global poe...

Here is a summary of the webinar Developing bespoke listening materials in MFL with Jérôme Noguès, hosted by Wendy Adeniji. www.linkedin.com/pulse/develo...

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Sláinte!

It is a lot of paperwork, but if anyone else is going through the process and needs help, feel free to get in touch. I'm very happy to share what I've learnt.

My Irish citizenship means the world to me, like a precious last gift from my dad, made possible thanks to his mum. This is a proud new chapter in my life. The UK allows dual citizenship, so I'm now both officially British and Irish.

With the UK rejoining Erasmus next year, it feels like there's growing momentum to rebuild bridges, something I feel deeply, both personally and professionally.

With my grandmother's link on my father's side and more distant Irish forebears on my mother's, this moment feels all the more meaningful.

I love Ireland, the people, the culture, the music, the humour, the 'craic', and I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to strengthen my connection with the Emerald Isle.

For me, this has always been about honouring my family, securing my future, and feeling part of something close to my heart.

I do truly appreciate that not everyone is eligible for Irish citizenship, and I'm not sharing this to boast, but to mark a deeply personal milestone that means a great deal to me.

I'd always assumed she was London born and bred, but subsequently found out she had actually moved to London as an infant, which is why I was so stunned to learn she'd actually been born in Ireland.

Over the years, my dad told me quite a lot about his mother who died in the 1950s, before I was born, so I never met her.

Not only was it a huge surprise, but it opened the door to something I never thought possible: the chance of gaining Irish citizenship by descent and the opportunity of working across the EU once again as I had done pre-Brexit.

I nearly fell off my chair.

I received an email from my 99-year-old dad at the time, in which he happened to mention that his mum had been born in Cork.

My Irish passport journey started a couple of years ago, when I was sitting in The Cobblestone pub in Dublin, enjoying a pint of Guinness during one of my many trips to Ireland.

I still can't quite believe it. All my hard work and research has paid off.

I spent time finding out how to apply, gathering the necessary original civil certificates across 3 generations to be added to the foreign birth registry, and enduring the nine-month wait before being approved.