A review from Northern Ireland of the linguistic devolution of primary school languages

Ian Collen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-56654-8_7

A review from Northern Ireland of the linguistic devolution of primary school languages

Ian Collen^*

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School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

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Abstract

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where children at primary school do not have a right to learn another language. This chapter presents a first scholarly review of the interplay between modern foreign languages, the indigenous Irish language and Ulster Scots variety, situated within the complex politico-linguistic landscape of Northern Ireland. In order to understand the situation, a clear explanation of the political context of Northern Ireland is presented. As well as examining policy and practice in relation to primary school languages in the UK nations, the chapter concludes that any move to include languages on the primary curriculum will need proper resourcing and careful navigation of the sensitivities between languages in this part of the world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Language learning in Anglophone countries. Challenges, practices, ways forward
Editors	Ursula Lanvers, Amy S. Thompson, Martin East
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Chapter	7
Pages	117-133
Number of pages	17
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030566548
ISBN (Print)	9783030566531
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56654-8_7
Publication status	Published - 08 Jan 2021

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Irish
Primary languages policy
Ulster Scots

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General Arts and Humanities

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The language of languages: a qualitative study into the decline of Modern Languages at A Level in Northern Ireland
Collen, I. (Author), Gallagher, A. (Supervisor) & O'Boyle, A. (Supervisor), Jul 2021
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education

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A review from Northern Ireland of the linguistic devolution of primary school languages

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The language of languages: a qualitative study into the decline of Modern Languages at A Level in Northern Ireland

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