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Wed 11 Nov 2009Finding yourself abroad
Many Transition Year students take the opportunity to study a language abroad, but often learn a lot more than just grammar, writes PETER McGUIRE
EVERY YEAR, the chattering of young Spanish and French students on Ireland’s buses and trains heralds the start of summer. Here to learn English, they spill on to the suburban greens, congregate in shopping centres, and obligingly visit all the local city sights.
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