http://hdl.handle.net/2428/5590 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:09:15 GMT 2013-05-25T05:09:15Z http://hdl.handle.net/2428/31772 Title: An Mhúinteoireacht: an Ghairm Mhachnamhach Authors: GTCNI Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:04:58 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2428/31772 2008-07-13T22:04:58Z http://hdl.handle.net/2428/18235 Title: Minority-language Education in a Situation of Conflict: Irish in English-medium Schools in Northern Ireland Authors: McKendry, Eugene Abstract: While Irish-medium education has developed strongly over the last 20 years, most Irish speakers in Northern Ireland learn the language in English-medium schools, which currently provide the majority of teachers in the bilingual Irish-medium sector. This paper discusses the background to Irish in Northern Ireland from the plantation of Ulster to the aftermath of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. The Linguistic Atlas of Ireland and census returns provide demographic data. The position of Irish in the education system must be evaluated in the context of languages provision in the curriculum in general, not only in Northern Ireland, but in the UK as a whole. The lower status that Irish had in the European Union until recently has relegated it to a disadvantaged curricular position, where schools can only offer the subject after provision is guaranteed for major mainland continental languages. Examination entries figures are analysed to trace trends in uptake. Curriculum reviews in Britain and Northern Ireland that make languages optional from age 14 in a more crowded curriculum are discussed. While Irish should remain a reasonably popular choice for pupils, the future of the language in English medium schools in Northern Ireland is not assured. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2428/18235 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2428/15219 Title: Immersion Education Authors: McKendry, Eugene Abstract: Immersion education, where learners are educated in whole or in a significant part through a language other than their first language, is now firmly established internationally and in Ireland, North and South, as a successful and effective form of education. It aims to develop a high standard of language competence in the immersion language, but must also, and can, ensure at least a similar level of achievement in the first language as that reached by pupils attending monolingual schools. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:08:36 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2428/15219 2007-12-14T10:08:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/2428/11243 Title: Early literacy patterns in Irish-medium schools Authors: Nig Uidhir, Gabrielle; McPolin, Peter Abstract: Bailíodh sonraí an tsaothair seo seo le linn tionscnaimh mhóir taighde, a rinneadh i gcomhar le Muintearas na Gaillimhe, chun An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement a athfhorbairt i nGaeilge, 2001-2005. Is é an cuspóir a bhí leis an athfhorbairt sin ná tascanna measúnaithe sa luathlitearthacht a ullmhú sa Ghaeilge. Rinneadh an buntaighde sin i gcomhar le páirtnéirí i dtíortha eile ar mhaith leo áiseanna measúnaithe Marie Clay a bheith ar fáil ag a gcuid múinteoirí - sa Spáinn, sa tSlóvaic agus sa Danmhairg. Cuireadh céimeanna breise le tionscnamh taighde na Gaeilge chun trialacha iontaofachta a dhéanamh, scóir chaghnaonacha a oibriú amach agus an áis a fhorbairt le haghaidh foilsithe. Tharla le linn na hoibre seo gur bailíodh cuid mhór sonraí a thug léargas glinn, suimiúil ar iompraíochtaí luathlitearthachta i measc daltaí Lán-Ghaeilge. Rinneadh an príomhthaighde le 261 dalta, ach nuair a chuirtear réamhthrialacha agus atástálacha san áireamh bhí thart faoi 500 dalta, Rang 1-4, rannpháirteach sa taighde. Cé go raibh freagraí cearta / míchearta de dhíth chun cuid de na scóir a oibriú amach, cuireadh iomlán na bhfreagraí isteach i mbunachar sonraí chun tairbhe a bhaint as an deis taighde agus foghlama seo agus barúil a fháil ar iompraíochtaí daltaí lán-Ghaeilge agus iad i mbun fhorbairt na luathlitearthachta. Mar thoradh ar an phríomhstaidéar, foilseofar Áis Mheasúnaithe sa Luathlitearthacht le linn 2005-6. Léirigh GESO suim sna sonraí breise agus d’eagraigh siad an tionscnamh anailíse seo a chuir ar chumas an údair am saor a fháil ón seomra ranga roimh dheireadh na scoilbhliana leis an anailís a dhéanamh. Cuirtear i láthair, sa tuairisc seo, anailís ar thrí cinn de na tascanna measúnaithe a rinneadh leis na daltaí. Tá súil agam go mbeidh spéis ag múinteoirí Lán-Ghaeilge san aiseolas seo. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2428/11243 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z