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languages:gaelic_in_scotland [2020/02/11 07:29]
ydwine
languages:gaelic_in_scotland [2020/03/23 14:40]
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 ==== Language vitality according to: ==== ==== Language vitality according to: ====
-^ [[http://​www.unesco.org/​languages-atlas/​|UNESCO]] ^ [[https://​www.ethnologue.com/​language/​fry/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://​www.endangeredlanguages.com/​lang/​10425|Endangered Languages]] ^ +^ [[http://​www.unesco.org/​languages-atlas/​|UNESCO]] ^ [[https://​www.ethnologue.com/​language/​gla|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://​www.endangeredlanguages.com/​lang/​3049|Endangered Languages]] ^ 
-| {{ :​endangerment:​yellow.png?​nolink |}} | {{ :​endangerment:​purple.png?​nolink |}} | {{ :​endangerment:​orange.png?​nolink |}} |+| {{ :​endangerment:​yellow.png?​nolink |Definitely endangered}} | {{ :​endangerment:​purple.png?​nolink |}} | {{ :​endangerment:​orange.png?​nolink |Vulnerable}} |
  
 ==== Linguistic aspects: ==== ==== Linguistic aspects: ====
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 ===== European legislation:​ ===== ===== European legislation:​ =====
-Scottish Gaelic is covered under [[general_information:​glossary_of_terms#​Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages|Part III]] of the Charter. 
  
-Download the latest ​[[https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/​result_details.aspx?ObjectId=09000016805c6b1f|Council of Europe report 2013]] about the United Kingdom.+=== The European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages=== 
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 +Scottish Gaelic is covered under [[general_information:​glossary_of_terms#​Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages|Part III]] of the [[general_information:​glossary_of_terms#​European Charter for Regional and Minority languages|European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages]]. ​Download the [[https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=09000016806dcc8d|Council of Europe report 2013]] about the United Kingdom ​or the [[https://​rm.coe.int/​ukpr5-en-revised/​168077fb40|UK report from 2018]]. 
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 +===Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities=== 
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 +The Gaelic language is also covered by the [[general_information:​glossary_of_terms#​Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities|Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities]]. You can read the latest reports of the UK and the Council of Europe [[https://​www.coe.int/​en/​web/​minorities/​united-kingdom|here]].
 ===== National legislation:​ ===== ===== National legislation:​ =====
-[[http://​www.gaidhlig.org.uk/bord/en/the-bord/​about-bord-na-gaidhlig/​gaelic-language-act/|Gaelic Language Act 2005]]: ​+[[http://​www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/7/contents|Gaelic Language Act 2005]]: ​
   * names Gaelic an official language of Scotland; ​   * names Gaelic an official language of Scotland; ​
   * assigns to the [[http://​www.gaidhlig.org.uk/​bord/​|Bòrd na Gàidhlig]] the responsibility to promote Gaelic, monitor its development,​ and to maintain a language plan.   * assigns to the [[http://​www.gaidhlig.org.uk/​bord/​|Bòrd na Gàidhlig]] the responsibility to promote Gaelic, monitor its development,​ and to maintain a language plan.
 +  * defines education:
 +    * a) in the use and understanding of;
 +    * b) about; or
 +    * c) by means of the Gaelic language((Scottish Parliament. (2005). //Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.// Retrieved from [[http://​www.legislation.gov.uk/​asp/​2005/​7/​contents]].)).
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 ====== Learning resources and educational institutions ====== ====== Learning resources and educational institutions ======
 +  * [[https://​learngaelic.scot/​|Learn Gaelic Scot]] (different levels)
 +  * [[http://​www.bbc.co.uk/​alba/​foghlam/​beag_air_bheag/​units/​index.shtml|BBC Beag air bheag] (for beginners)
 +  * [[https://​www.bbc.co.uk/​bitesize/​subjects/​zqnygk7|BBC Bitesize]] ​
 +  * [[https://​www.gaelic4parents.com/​|Gaelic 4 Parents]] with games, stories, audio, homework help and more.
 +  * [[https://​www.open.edu/​openlearn/​languages/​gaelic-modern-scotland/​content-section-0?​active-tab=description-tab|Gealic in modern Scotland]], an open course
 +  * [[http://​www.akerbeltz.org/​index.php?​title=Fuaimean_na_G%C3%A0idhlig|Fuaimean na Gàidhlig]] with sounds of Gealic
 +  * [[http://​www.androchaid.com/​search-androchaid/​8|An Drochaid]] with Gaelic audio with transcripts
 +  * [[http://​www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/​en/​|Tobar an Dualchais Kist O Riches]] with audio from 1930 on
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 ====== Mercator'​s Regional Dossier ===== ====== Mercator'​s Regional Dossier =====
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 +[[http://​www.mercator-research.eu/​fileadmin/​mercator/​dossiers_pdf/​aragonese_in_spain.pdf|{{:​images:​dossier.png?​nolink|}}]][[https://​www.mercator-research.eu/​fileadmin/​mercator/​documents/​regional_dossiers/​Gaelic_2nd.pdf|Read more]] about Gaelic language education in Mercator'​s Regional Dossier (2018).
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