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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
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