Gaelic medium education (GME)
1. Thinking of barriers, obstacles and solutions - What are the key aspects you feel should be included in a new strategic approach to Gaelic medium education?
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More Gaelic playgroups/nurseries are needed to enable children to learn Gaelic in non-speaking households. The importance of Gaelic culture should be promoted and celebrated.
2. What steps do you think should be taken to support and promote Gaelic education and to ensure that any new strategic approach to Gaelic medium education is implemented?
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Have Gaelic/Scots included in initial teacher training and more opportunities for teachers to learn Gaelic/Scots.
3. Are there any other points you would like to make about the provision of Gaelic medium education and Gaelic learner education in Scottish education?
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Gaelic was completely lost within two generations of my family, the historical impact of the attitude to Gaelic has had a significant outcome in the use of Gaelic today, this needs to be reversed. Gaelic speakers should be proud and positive about the language.
The history of the Scots language must be promoted, for too long it has been seen as slang English, when, in a research paper I have read, English is actually slang Scots mixed with other languages.
The history of the Scots language must be promoted, for too long it has been seen as slang English, when, in a research paper I have read, English is actually slang Scots mixed with other languages.
Gàidhealtachd
4. Do you have views on what measures should be in place to support Gaelic speakers in areas with significant numbers of speakers?
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When recruitment is taking place in these locations Gaelic must be 'essential', not 'desirable'. Whilst we must encourage people to come to live in more remote areas Gaelic culture needs to be at the forefront.
5. Do you have views on how such areas should be defined?
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No areas should be defined, many Gaelic families are scattered across Scotland.
6. How would you balance the commitment to put measures in place in areas where there are significant Gaelic speakers with the principle that Gaelic should be a national language for all of Scotland?
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We should look at Canada and see how they deal with two languages they have been working this way for quite a while and may have some helpful insights.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
8. Do you have any views on the current duties of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and any suggestions of how these could operate more effectively or efficiently?
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Please be more inclusive, language learning and use need support for learners of all ages to try what they've learned. Someone laughing in sneering at their attempts only discourages.
When in the shops in the highlands and islands the first greeting should be in Gaelic.
When in the shops in the highlands and islands the first greeting should be in Gaelic.
9. Do you have any views on structural changes at Bòrd na Gàidhlig which could strengthen the promotion of and support for Gaelic in Scotland?
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I don't know enough about this to comment.
Scots Language
11. Thinking of the work of the key Scots bodies as referred to in the paper - What are your views on the work of the Scots bodies? How would you strengthen and add to the work of these bodies?
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More Scots in schools! The attitude that Scots is slang English must be debunked and when children use Scots they should not be 'corrected' to use english, this demeans the Scots language.
12. What are your views on the next steps that should be taken to support the Scots language?
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Scots in everyday use should be used in the mainstream media. More books should be published and available in libraries and epublishing, not as something unusual to be lauded.
13. Are there any further points you would like to make about the commitment to support the Scots language?
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For too long Scots has not been seen as a language in its own right, the history and contribution of Scots needs to be promoted so that it's true significance and value should be known world wide.
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