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Language Policy and Minority Language Education in Ireland: Re-Exploring the Issues
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O Laoire, Muiris – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2012
The formulation of a languages-in-education policy (LEP) in Ireland illustrates some challenges at the macro- and micro-levels. A clamour for policy has reverberated through language education institutions in Ireland within the last decade. This paper explores and discusses: (1) the trajectory of an LEP in Ireland from initial formulation to…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Official Languages, Multilingualism
Mismatches in Language Policy and Practice in Education: The Case of Gaelscoileanna in the Republic of Ireland.
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Coady, Maria; O Laoire, Muiris – Language Policy, 2002
Explores the link between national language policy and practice in Irish-medium schools, which are known in Irish Gaelic as Gaelscoileanna. Provides an overview of the state's language policy since 1922 to promote Irish by using the schools as the primary vehicle for policy implementation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Irish, Language of Instruction, Public Policy
An Approach to Developing Language Awareness in the Irish Language Classroom: A Case Study
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O Laoire, Muiris – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2007
This case study deals with language awareness (LA) oriented instruction in the Irish language classroom, based on qualitative-type research conducted in a class of 21 English-medium secondary students studying Irish as a subject. Having outlined the general background to the teaching of Irish in secondary schools, the first section of the paper…
Descriptors: Phonology, Metalinguistics, Syntax, Learning Strategies
An Historical Perspective on the Revival of Irish Outside the Gaeltacht, 1880-1930, with Reference to the Revitalization of Hebrew.
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O Laoire, Muiris – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1995
Attempts to ascertain why Irish revivalist efforts have not led to a revitalization of the language of the type associated with Hebrew. Analyzes the historical issues surrounding these efforts outside the "Gaeltacht" community, with a view to understanding the conditions and processes that should have existed for revitalization. (33…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries