Gaelic medium education in Scotland: challenges for the 21st century

Inge Birnie

Gaelic medium education in Scotland: challenges for the 21st century

Education

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Abstract

This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities provided by the continued growth of immersion Gaelic medium education in the Western Isles, the last remaining heartland of the language in Scotland. Gaelic language policies and strategies, both at a national and local level will be evaluated through the eyes of educators, parents and the wider bilingual community in terms of linguistic outcomes and language use. Recent initiatives to support both students and parents of students in Gaelic medium Education will be identified and links to language use ideology explored, and challenges for the education system identified.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	An Tumoideachas
Subtitle of host publication	Deiseannna agus dea-chleachtais: páipéir roghnaithe ón Dara Comhdháil Taighde UIle-Oileánda ar an Tumoideachas
Editors	T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Muiris Ó Laoire
Place of Publication	Dublin
Chapter	22
Pages	271 - 279
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 24 Nov 2021

Keywords

Immersion education
Gaelic
Gaelic policy
minority language education
bilingualism

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Gaelic medium education in Scotland: challenges for the 21st century

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Inge Birnie

Gàidhlig: the Gaelic language in education in Scotland

The importance of capturing hearts and minds: the impact of parental ideologies in supporting children's minority language acquisition in the education system

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Languages matter: Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day

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Gaelic medium education in Scotland: challenges for the 21st century

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Inge Birnie

Research output

Gàidhlig: the Gaelic language in education in Scotland

The importance of capturing hearts and minds: the impact of parental ideologies in supporting children's minority language acquisition in the education system

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Co-labhairt. Cò tha a' labhairt? Cò a labhras?

https://cnag.org (External organisation)

Languages matter: Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day

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