languages:irish_in_ireland
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====== Language and education legislation ====== | ====== Language and education legislation ====== | ||
===== History of language education: ===== | ===== History of language education: ===== | ||
- | Inscriptions in Ogham from the 4th and 5th centuries are the earliest known forms of the Irish language, pre-dating Old Irish. The period between the 6th and 9th century saw the flourishing of Ireland’s Golden Age. This early period also provided a variety of literature in Old Irish which is considered the earliest vernacular example in Europe. The cumulative effect of colonisation, | + | Inscriptions in Ogham from the 4th and 5th centuries are the earliest known forms of the Irish language, pre-dating Old Irish. The period between the 6th and 9th century saw the flourishing of Ireland’s Golden Age. This early period also provided a variety of literature in Old Irish which is considered the earliest vernacular example in Europe. The cumulative effect of colonisation, |
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=== The Education Act === | === The Education Act === | ||
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Article 2 of the Education Act (1998), states, among other things, the following goals: | Article 2 of the Education Act (1998), states, among other things, the following goals: | ||
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- | Amongst | + | For Education, the strategy aims to: |
+ | * enhance and extend ability in Irish more deeply and among larger numbers of people; | ||
+ | * reverse negative attitudes towards Irish language usage and foster positive attitudes in their place; | ||
+ | * expand the available opportunities for use of Irish within the education system by extending Irish as a medium of instruction, | ||
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