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Julia Collins

Julia Collins

Lecturer

 https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2528-281X
20252026

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Lecturer in Education

Julia Collins is a lecturer in the School of Education at University College Cork (UCC), specialising in second language pedagogy, plurilingualism, and teacher education. Her work focuses on supporting the development of teacher knowledge and multilingual competencies in primary and post-primary education. As a teacher educator, Julia contributes to the professional preparation of future educators and acts as a school placement tutor for post-primary teaching students in both English-medium and Irish-medium settings. 

Research Interests

Modern Foreign Language (MFL) Instruction

Second Language Acquisition

Irish-Medium Education

Immersion Education Language and bilingual pedagogy

Plurilingual competence

Teacher knowledge

Cross-Sectoral Communities of Practice 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

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