‘Gaelic Education and Language Planning’ Presentation and Scottish Society AGM

The presentation will explain the background to Gaelic Medium Education and discuss some of the current topics and questions surrounding Gaelic education that are of interest. It will also explore some of the academic research and practical difficulties that have been encountered while implementing a Gaelic Language Plan.

The Scottish Society AGM will be held on November 17th after the presentation and all CIOL members living and working in Scotland are welcome to attend.

Lunch

Scottish Society committee members will be meeting for lunch before the talk and attendees are welcome to join. Please select ‘Optional 2 course lunch at Elia Restaurant’ if you wish to attend the lunch. You will be asked to choose your first and second course during the registration process.

Address:
Elia Restaurant
24 George Square
Glasgow G2 1EG

Programme 10/17/2018

12:45 Lunch at Elia Restaurant
14:00 ‘Gaelic Education and Language Planning’ by Andrew O’Halloran
15:00 AGM

Once the event has concluded, Scottish Society committee members usually go for a drink at a nearby café or pub. Please feel free to join us if you have some time available as this is a great opportunity for networking with students and fellow linguists.

Speaker bio

Andrew O’Halloran has been a modern languages teacher for twenty years and works at Annan Academy in Dumfries and Galloway. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Gaelic Medium Education. He is the author of the Dumfries and Galloway Gaelic Language Plan, for which he has day to day responsibility.