languages
Why Irish could be ‘at risk’ with proposed changes to Northern Ireland’s curriculum
Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a change in language teaching under the education department’s TransformEd plans
‘When you lose a language, you lose a world’ – Links between Irish and Native American languages to be explored in Belfast
Dr John P. Hopkins from St Martin’s University in Washington is to speak at this year’s Féile an Phobail
Justice department funds translation services for 91 languages - but doesn’t include Irish
Among the languages which required translators were several little known regional languages, including Chin Tedim (Myanmar), Bahdini (Kurdish dialect) and Mauritian Creole
Nottingham University urged to reconsider proposed course suspensions
Dozens of students and staff gathered to protest against the potential future course closures on Monday.
Belated appointments must mark a fresh start for language progress - The Irish News view
Irish News editorial on why belated appointments must mark a fresh start for language progress
‘Chronic’ under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as major issue
Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their exam results on Thursday next week.
Large drop in number of pupils studying Welsh at A-level since 2005, data shows
More than 500 fewer students studied Welsh to a high level this year than in 2005.
Language GCSE take-up much lower in less affluent schools in England – report
Teacher recruitment challenges hit schools serving disadvantaged communities hardest, a survey suggests.
Spanish overtakes French as most popular foreign language GCSE, figures suggest
Ofqual has published the provisional number of entries for GCSEs, AS and A-levels in England for this summer’s exam series.
JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit translated into Gaelic for first time
Moray Watson, a professor of Gaelic and translation at the University of Aberdeen, said A’Hobat is now available to order.