Mannin: Ned Maddrell lecture on the Irish experience of immersive language education

Why is it a good thing to learn through a different language in school? An awful lot of work has been done into this question in Ireland, where the results are "overwhelmingly positive", not just in the progress in that language, but also, perhaps surprisingly, in English and in maths and science.
This comes from T. J. Ó Ceallaigh, who visited the Isle of Man in November 2018 to deliver the Ned Maddrell lecture on the Irish experience of immersive language education and the special challenges of preparing teachers for such schools.

His talk was of relevance to the Isle of Man in relation to the Island's immersive education school, the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh in St. John's:
https://www.learnmanx.com/page_472818.html

The audio for this video is actually taken from a Manx Radio interview conducted by Dollin Kelly, available in full here: https://soundcloud.com/…/interview-by-manx-radio-with-tj-o-…

The full lecture by T. J. Ó Ceallaigh can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/KkBQrQokuNI

The Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is open to anyone in the Isle of Man, irrespective of catchment areas. Further information can be found out about the school, as well as other links for finding more about the Manx language, can be found on the @Learn Manx site: https://www.learnmanx.com/