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Aisling NI Dhiorbhain

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Is iarmhúinteoir lán-Ghaeilge í Aisling agus tá taithí leathan aici ar theagasc na Gaeilge d’aoisghrúpaí éagsúla. Tá suim aici i ngach gné de theagasc na Gaeilge agus teagasc trí Ghaeilge. Tá taighde déanta ag Aisling ar chur chuige ionduchtach do theagasc na Gaeilge sna scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Dhírigh a taighde dochtúireachta ar oideolaíochtaí um theagasc an léireolais do bhunmhúinteoirí faoi oiliúint. Tá suim ar leith ag Aisling sa tumoideachas, san ilteangachas, i dteagasc agus sealbhú an dara teanga agus i sealbhú mionteangacha ach go háirithe. Tá réimse tionscadal maoinithe taighde curtha i gcrích aici. Is ball í Aisling de Choiste Stiúrtha na Roinne Oideachais don Tionscadal ar an bhFoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha (FCÁT).

Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin is a former Irish-medium primary teacher and she has a wide range of experience of teaching Irish to various age groups. She is interested in all aspects of teaching Irish and teaching through Irish. Aisling has conducted research on an inductive approach to grammar teaching in Irish-medium schools. Her doctoral research focused on pedagogies for teaching explicit knowledge of Irish to student primary teachers. Aisling has a particular interest in immersion education, plurilingualism, second language teaching and learning and in minority language acquisition in particular. Aisling has been principal investigator on several funded research projects. Aisling is a member of Department of Education Steering Group for the Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).

Book

	Year	Publication
	2014	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2014) Bain súp as: Treoir nua maidir le múineadh na gramadaí. Baile Átha Cliath: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta.

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2021	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2021) 'Embedding social justice and sustainability perspectives in language teaching' In: Teaching for social justice and sustainable development across the primary curriculum. Abingdon : Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003003021
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2017) 'Exploring the litearacy landscape: Celebrating 40 years of research and practice' In: Forbairt scileanna litearthachta tríd an obair thionscnaimh sa bhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge. Republic of Ireland : Eden Print, Literacy Association of Ireland.

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2024	Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Ní Aogáin, S.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2024) '‘I learned more than the children learned’. A dual-focused professional development initiative to support immersion teachers'. Teacher Development, 28 . [Link] [DOI]
	2024	Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Nic Aindriú, S.; Connaughton-Crean, L.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2024) 'It’s more the invisible benefits–multilingual parents’ experiences of immersion education and their reasons for choosing immersion'. Language and Education, 38 . [Link] [DOI]
	2023	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2023) 'A Sociocultural Rationale for an Explicit-Inductive Approach to Grammar Teaching in L2 Teacher Education'. Teaching Education, 34 . [Link] [DOI]
	2022	Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2022) 'Exploring student primary teachers’ linguistic knowledge of Irish'. Language Learning Journal, 50 . [Link] [DOI]
	2022	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2022) 'A sociocultural rationale for an explicit-inductive approach to grammar teaching in L2 teacher education'. Teaching Education, :1-16. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2022.2118703
	2021	Crossref (2021) 'Parents’ Experiences of a Language-Focused Home Visiting Scheme in Ireland'. Journal of Home Language Research, . [Link] [DOI]
	2020	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2020) 'Múineadh ábhar tríd an tríú teanga i mbunscoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge: Teaching a subject through a third language in Irish-medium primary schools'. TEANGA, 27 :1-21. [Link] https://doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v27i.484
	2020	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ní Aogáin, S., & Ó Duibhir, P. (2020) 'Ag Treorú na Foghlama sa Ghaeloideachas'. Taighde agus Teagasc, 7 .
	2019	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2019) 'Exploring the potential of the European portfolio for student teachers of languages (EPOSTL) in initial primary teacher education'. Irish Educational Studies, :1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2019.1611466
	2018	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2018) 'Tionchar an Teagaisc Fhollasaigh ar Ghnóthachtáil Mac Léinn ar Struchtúir Éagsúla sa Ghaeilge'. TEANGA, 25 :99-120. [Link] https://doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v25i0.55
	2018	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Ní Bhaoill, M. (2018) 'Taithí Múinteoirí Faoi Oiliúint ar an bhFoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha'. COMHARTaighde, 4 :1-13. [Link] http://dx.doi.org/10.18669/ct.2018.02
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2017) 'An explicit-inductive approach to grammar in Irish-medium immersion schools'. Language Awareness, 26 . [Link] [DOI]
	2016	Ó Duibhir, P ; Ní Dhiorbháin, A; Cosgrove, J (2016) 'An inductive approach to grammar teaching in Grade 5 & 6 Irish immersion classes'. Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Education (JICB), 4 :33-58. [DOI]

Other Journal

	Year	Publication
	2018	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2018) 'Oideolaíochtaí um Theagasc an Léireolais do Bhunmhúinteoirí Faoi Oiliúint' :63-86. [Link]

Conference Publication

	Year	Publication
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2015) Comhdháil Uile-Oileánda ar an Tumoideachas: An Tumoideachas Bua nó Dua ? *Cur chuige ionduchtach-follasach agus múineadh na gramdaí*

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2022	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., (2022) SEALBHÚ Multilingual parents and children’s experiences of Irish-medium education online, .
	2022	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., (2022) An Tríú Comhdháil Uile Oileánda ar an Tumoideachais It’s more the invisible benefits: Dearcthaí tuismitheoirí ilteangacha ar an oideachas lán-Ghaeilge Luimneach, .
	2022	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Murphy, F. (2022) World CLIL A CLIL approach to teaching physical education through a minority language online, .
	2021	Mhic Mhathúna, M., Ní Dhiorbháin., A & Ó Duibhir., P. (2021) EECERA Family, Community and Society supporting intergenerational transmission of a minority language: Children acquiring Irish is Gaeltacht areas in Ireland online, .
	2019	Ní Aogáin, S. & Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2019) Tionóil Forbartha Gaeloideachais Ag foghlaim na gramadaí lena chéile agus óna chéile sa seomra ranga Corcaigh, .
	2018	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2018) Siompóisiam Teanga pdst Cur i bhfeidhm praiticiúil trashcur scileanna sa seomra ranga Óstán Knightbrook, Baile Átha Troim, .
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2017) An Teangeolaíocht Fheidhmeach i ré an domhandaithe: Deiseanna, dúshláin, nósanna An Cur chuige oideolaíoch agus éagsúlacht struchtúr sa Ghaeilge Ollscoil Luimnigh, .
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2017) Sealbhú na Gaeilge ag an Tríú Léibhéal Teagasc na Gaeilge go hIonduchtach Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta, Gaoth Dobhair, .
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. & Ní Aogáin, S. (2017) Ag Treorú na Foghlama sa Ghaeloideachas Múinteoirí agus páistí Gaelscoile ag foghlaim na gramadaí in éindí a chéile Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire, Béal Feirste, .
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2017) Sixth International Research Methods Summer School (IRMSS) – Applied Linguistics Strand Oideolaíochtaí um theagasc an léireolais do bhunmhúinteoirí faoi oiliúint Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Luimneach, .
	2017	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. & Ní Bhaoill, M. (2017) Ag Treorú na Foghlama sa Ghaeloideachas Taithí múinteoirí faoi oiliúint ar an bhfoghlaim chomhtháite ábhar agus teangacha Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire, Béal Feirste, .
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Ní Bhaoill, M. (2015) Comhdháil Chumann Litearthachta na hÉireann Forbairt na scileanna litearthachta i gcomhthéacs an scéim ‘GAELBHRATACH’ Baile Átha Cliath, .
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2015) Comhdháil Bhliantúil Ghaelscoileanna 2015 Cruinneas na Gaeilge i measc daltaí bunscoile Baile Átha Luain, .
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Ní Bhaoill, M. (2015) Comhdháil Uile-Oileánda ar an Tumoideachas Oiliúint Múinteoirí ag an mbunleibhéal agus an Fhoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha i gcomhthéacs na hÉireann Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Luimneach, .
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2015) Tionóil Teagaisc Bain Súp As ! Treoir nua maidir le múineadh na gramadaí Baile Átha Cliath, .
	2014	Ó Duibhir, P., & Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2014) International Immersion Conference, Immersion 2014 “I learned more than the children learned”: A CPD initiative for grammar teaching in Grades 5 and 6 immersion Utah, USA, .
	2014	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2014) Chomhdháil Bhliantúil Iarchéime Forbairt na litearthachta tríd an obair thionscnaimh sa scoil lán-Ghaelach Coláiste Phádraig, Baile Átha Cliath, .
	2010	Ó Duibhir, P., & Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2010) Comhdháil Bhliantúil Ghaelscoileanna Gaeilge labhartha na bpáistí i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge Cill Chainnigh, .

Guidelines for Practice

	Year	Publication
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Ó Ceallaigh, T.J. (2015) Gluais na gramadaí: Eiseamláirí de struchtúir Ghaeilge do na bunranganna. GFP [Link]
	2015	Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2015) Struchtúr abairte agus gramadach. GFP [Link]

Video recording / TV

	Year	Publication
	2011	Ó Duibhir, P., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & Murphy, P. (2011) An fheasacht teanga sa ghaelscoil [Language awareness in an Irish-medium school]. Baile Átha Cliath: VID

Published Report

	Year	Publication
	2024	Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ó Duibhir, P., & Ó Floinn, C. (2024) Comhairliúchán don pholasaí don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht: Tuairisc ar dhlínsí comparáideacha. Department of Education (Ireland), .
	2024	Ó Duibhir, P., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ó Floinn, C., de Brún, J., Ní Ghealbháin, M. (2024) Comhairliúchán don pholasaí don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht: Achoimre ar na moltaí don pholasaí. Department of Education (Ireland), . [Link]
	2023	Ní Dhiorbháin. A., Connaughton-Crean, L., & Ó Duibhir, P (2023) Soláthar an Oideachais lán-Ghaeilge agus Ghaeltachta do Pháistí a Bhfuil Béarla mar Theanga Bhreise Acu. An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta, . [Link]
	2022	French, G., McKenna, G., Giblin, F., Concannon-Gibney, T., Farrell, T., Gillic, C., Halligan, C., Lake, G., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ní Láimhín, M. & O’Neill, S. (2022) Literature review to support the updating of Aistear’s themes of Well-being, Identity and Belonging, Communicating and Exploring and Thinking. NCCA, . [Link]
	2022	Concannon-Gibney, T., de Brún, J., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ní Láimhín, M., & Ó Duibhir, P. (2022) Pedagogical strategies, approaches and methodologies to support literacy and digital literacy development for Gaeilge and EAL. Department of Education (Ireland), . [Link] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7881298

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
Cumann Litearthachta na hÉireann	Member	-
British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)	Member	-
IRAAL Cumann na Teangeolaíochta Feidhmí	Member	-

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
Grúpa Oibre na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna um Mheastóireacht FCÁT/CLIL		-
Coiste Stiúrtha na Roinne Oideachais & Scileanna don Tionscadal ar an bhFoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha (FCÁT)		-
Meitheal Forbartha do Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile	Tá Aisling mar bhall den mheitheal forbartha atá i mbun oibre ar churaclam teanga bunscoile nua a chur le chéile do ranganna ó rang a trí go rang a sé.	05/09/2016 - 05/09/2019

Outreach Activities

	Year	Engagement Type	Organisation	Description
				Bain Súp As 2018/2019 : Cuireann Aisling ceardlanna ar fáil do mhúinteoirí bunscoile maidir le cur chuige ionduchtach do mhúineadh na gramadaí.
				Gaelbhratach 2018/2019: Mar bhall d’fhoireann Theagasc na Gaeilge cuireann Aisling ceardlanna ar fáil do mhúinteoirí bunscoile atá ag tabhairt faoin scéim ‘Gaelbhratach’. Is scéim í ‘Gaelbhratach’ atá urraithe ag Gael Linn agus Foras na Gaeilge le húsáid na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn sna scoileanna ina bhfuil sí mar chéad agus mar dhara teanga.

Media

Title	Year	Type	Authors
Cruinneas agus saibhreas	2015	Newspaper article (Print)	Nic an Rí, M.
Flying the Flag for Teaching and Learning Irish in Schools	2017	Newspaper article (online)	DCU Spotlight on Research
Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Gá le feachtas náisiúnta chun teaghlaigh ilteangacha a mhealladh	2022	Newspaper article (online)	Ní Dhiorbháin, A.

Research Interests

Tá suim ag Aisling sna hábhair taighde seo a leanas: Teagasc agus Foghlaim an Dara Teanga, Sealbhú Mionteangacha, an Tumoideachas, an Fhoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha (FCÁT), oideachas múinteoirí teanga agus an t-ilteangachas.

Aisling is interested in the following research areas: Second Language Teaching and Learning, Minority Language Acquisition, Immersion Education, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), language teacher education and plurilingualism.

Research Projects

Title	Role	Start date	End date
Soláthar oideachais do pháistí a bhfuil Béarla mar theanga bhreise acu sa chóras oideachais Ghaeltachta agus lán-Ghaeilge	DCU PI	01/09/2021	30/06/2022
Enhancing language learning using a CLIL approach in physical education Ag cur chun cinn na foghlama teanga trí mheán an chorpoideachais	DCU PI	05/10/2020	04/10/2021
Máithris	DCU PI	23/08/2020	20/12/2020
Athbhreithniú agus Costas Tairbhe is Tionchar ar an mBeart: Tús Maith	DCU PI	17/06/2019	30/01/2020
Cur chuige ilteangach do theagasc ghramadach na Gaeilge i mbunscoileanna arb é Béarla an meán teagaisc/ A Pluriliningual Approach to teaching Irish grammar in English-medium primary schools	DCU PI	30/10/2023	29/10/2024
TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE A STUDY AND FOLLOW-ON REVIEW OF THE EARLY ENACTMENT OF JUNIOR CYCLE IRISH SPECIFICATIONST1 AND T2	DCU PI	13/11/2023	12/11/2026

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name	Degree	Supervision
Walshe ,Deirdre	PhD	Supervisor
Ni Laimhin ,Maire	Doctor of Education	Supervisor
Nic Gabhann ,Deirdre	PhD-track	Supervisor
Ahern ,Liam	PhD	Supervisor
Ni Ghallchoir ,Teresa	PhD-track	Supervisor