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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
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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
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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