Aisling NI Dhiorbhain
Dr
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. Bhí Aisling ina príomhthaighdeoir nó ina comh-príomhthaighdeoir ar réimse tionscadal maoinithe taighde. Is
ball í de Choiste Stiúrtha na Roinne Oideachais agus Óige don Tionscadal ar an
bhFoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha (FCÁT). Tá Aisling ina stiúrthóir ar Sealbhú: Lárionad Taighde DCU um Fhoghlaim agus Teagasc na Gaeilge.
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. Aisling
has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator on many funded research projects. She is a member of Department of Education and Youth Steering Group for the Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Aisling is director of Sealbhú: DCU Research Centre for the Learning and Teaching of Irish.
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2025) Bain Súp As! Treoir maidir le múineadh na gramadaí. Baile Átha Cliath: An Chomhairle un Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta (COGG). [DOI] | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ó Duibhir, P.,; Ní Dhiorbháin, A. (2025) 'Sociocultural and educational aspects of Irish language acquisition' In: The acquisition of Celtic languages. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Mhic Mhathúna, M.; Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2024) 'Supporting the Acquisition of Irish as a Minority Language in the Early Years: An Analysis of Three Family, Community and Early Childhood Education Projects' In: Multilingual Pedagogies for Early Years Theoretical Insights and Innovative Approaches. [Link] | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Murphy, F. (2025) 'How much is Irish and how much is PE? Successes and challenges of integrating language and content when teaching Physical Education through a minority language. Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education. https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.23020.nid'. Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education, . https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.23020.nid | |
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Aindriú, S.N.; Connaughton-Crean, L.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2025) 'Minority language immersion education for multilingual learners: perspectives and inclusive practices of principals and teachers'. International Journal of Inclusive Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2025 | Connaughton-Crean, L.; Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Ó Duibhir, P. (2025) '“Everything Starts with Attitudes”: Exploring Language Ideologies and Attitudes of the Polish Community in Ireland Towards Irish and Irish-Medium Education'. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 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] |
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Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Burke, P., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ó Duibhir, P., Nic Craith, D., Ó Breacháin, C., Ahern, P., Ní Dhubhghaill, E., & English, A. (2025) Teagasc agus Foghlaim na Gaeilge sna Scoileanna MeánBhéarla: Tuairimí na bPáistí, na nDaoine Óga, na dTuismitheoirí, na Múinteoirí, agus na Múinteoirí faoi Oiliúint. An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, . [Link] | |
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Burke, P., Ó Duibhir, P., Nic Craith, D., Ó Breacháin, C., Ahern, P., Ní Dhubhghaill, E., & English, A (2025) Teagasc agus Foghlaim na Gaeilge sna Scoileanna MeánBhéarla: Léirbhreithniú ar an Litríocht agus Tuairimí na bPáirtithe Leasmhara Náisiúnta. An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, . [Link] | |
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & O’Grady, S. (2025) Ní Dhiorbháin, A., & O’Grady, S. (2025). Staidéar agus Athbhreithniú Leantach ar Chur bhfeidhm Shonraíochtaí Gaeilge na Sraithe Sóisearaí (T1 & T2). Tuarascáil Eatramhach: Céim a hAon. SEALBHÚ, OCBÁC. Sealbhú DCU, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2025 | Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Burke, P., Ó Duibhir, P., Nic Craith, D., Ó Breacháin, C., Ahern, P., Ní Dhubhghaill, E., & English, A. (2025) Teaching and Learning Irish in English-Medium Schools: Literature Review and Perspectives of National Stakeholders (Report 1). Department of Education and Youth. Department of Education and Youth, . [Link] | |
| 2025 | Burke, P., Ní Dhiorbháin, A., Ó Duibhir, P., Nic Craith, D., Ó Breacháin, C., Ahern, P., Ní Dhubhghaill, E., & English, A. (2025) Teaching and Learning Irish in English-Medium Schools: Perspectives of Children, Young People, Parents, Teachers, Principals and Student Teachers (Report 2). Department of Education and Youth, . [Link] | |
| 2024 | Ní Dhubhghaill, E.; Ní Dhiorbháin, A.; Concannon-Gibney, T. (2024) Cur Chuige Ilteangach do Theagasc Ghramadach na Gaeilge i mBunscoileanna Béarla /A Plurilingual Approach to Teaching Irish Grammar in English-medium primary schools . An Chomhairle un Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta (COGG), . https://www.cogg.ie/wp-content/uploads/A_Plurilingual_Approach_to_Grammar_Teaching_Gaeilge.pdf | |
| 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 |
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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.
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.