Primary Department
School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies
Phone number: 01 700
5197
Email Address
martin.toal@dcu.ie
Academic biography
I am a lecturer in ESOL and Intercultural Studies. I am the current chair for the BA in Social Sciences and Cultural Innovation.
Research interests
Second – generation 'returnees' cross- cultural adaptation experiences on relocating to Ireland and returnees' perceptions of the host community’s attitude towards them. Modern Language Teaching, in particular the acquisition of Intercultural Communicative Competence in the ESOL classroom; ESOL; Intercultural competence within non-profit homeless organisations; Discourse Analysis; Language Teaching Methodologies; International students’ perceptions of what constitutes plagiarism and the role of software packages in the prevention of plagiarism.
