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Colin Flynn

Coláiste na Tríonóide

BA, ATO, MPhil, PhD

Tá an Dr Colin Flynn (Cóilín Ó Floinn) ina Ollamh Cúnta le Teangeolaíocht Fheidhmeach i Scoil na nEolaíochtaí Teangeolaíochta, Urlabhra agus Cumarsáide i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Tá suim ar leith aige sa dátheangachas agus i bhfoghlaim an dara teanga. Tá taighde déanta aige ar inspreagadh, feasacht chultúrtha, eolas meititheangeolaíoch agus dearcadh i leith na héagsúlachta teanga.

Bhain an Dr Flynn céim BA amach sa Stair agus sa Léinn Éireannach in Ollscoil Nua-Eabhrac; Ard-Teastas san Oideachas sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath; agus céimeanna MPhil agus PhD sa Teangeolaíocht Fheidhmeach i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Foilsíodh dhá leabhar leis le gairid: Foghlaim an Dara Teanga: Modhanna agus Tascanna sa Seomra Ranga (CIC, 2021) agus Adult Minority Language Learning: Motivation, Identity and Target Variety (Multilingual-Matters, 2020).

Dr Colin Flynn (Cóilín Ó Floinn) is Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. He is particularly interested in bilingualism and second language learning as an avenue to bilingual competence. He has conducted research on motivation, cultural awareness, metalinguistic knowledge, and attitudes towards language variation.

Dr Flynn holds a BA in History and Irish Studies from New York University; a Higher Diploma in Education from University College Dublin; and an MPhil and PhD in Applied Linguistics from Trinity College Dublin. He recently published two books: Foghlaim an Dara Teanga: Modhanna agus Tascanna sa Seomra Ranga (CIC, 2021) and Adult Minority Language Learning: Motivation, Identity and Target Variety (Multilingual-Matters, 2020).

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