Tá an Lárionad Léann Teanga & Cumarsáide (CLCS), atá mar chuid de Scoil na nEolaíochtaí Teangeolaíochta, Urlabhra agus Cumarsáide, mar ionad taighde teangeolaíochta, teangeolaíochta feidhmí, taighde foghlama an dara teanga, foghraíochta agus eolaíochta urlabhra, agus cuireann an fhoireann teagasc ar fáil ag leibhéil fochéime agus iarchéime.

Tá go leor dár gcúrsaí ar fáil do mhic léinn ar cuairt agus do mhic léinn malartaithe freisin. Bhí ról lárnach ag CLCS freisin ó thaobh forbairtí nua a phíolótú, laistigh den Choláiste agus lasmuigh den Choláiste, ar bhonn comhairleach, i dteagasc teanga, i dteicneolaíochtaí nua a fheidhmiú maidir le foghlaim teanga, i dteagasc agus tuiscint Comharthaíochta Teanga, agus i dteagaisc an Bhéarla mar an dara teanga do dhídeanaithe fásta agus do dhaltaí i mbunscoileanna agus in iarbhunscoileanna nach labhraíonn Béarla.

The Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS), which is part of the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, is a centre of research in linguistics, applied linguistics, second language acquisition research, phonetics and speech science, and its staff provide teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Many of our courses are also available to visiting and exchange students.

CLCS has played a leading role also in piloting new developments, both within the College and externally on a consultancy basis, in language teaching, the application of new technologies to language learning, Sign Language teaching and interpreting, and the teaching of English as a second language to adult refugees and non-English-speaking pupils in primary and post-primary schools