<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="">Towards a national policy for languages in education. The case of Ireland</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:left" class=""><span class="">Bruen, Jennifer</span> (2013) <em>Towards a national policy for languages in education. The case of Ireland.</em> European Journal of Language Policy, 5 (1). pp. 99-114. ISSN 1757-6830</p>
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100Kb</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align:left" class=""><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em auto 0em">This
article presents an approach the development of national policies for
foreign languages in education and applies it to the case of Ireland, a
small, primarily Anglophone, EU member-state with a highly open economy
and an increasingly diverse population. The approach proposes an
analysis of the language ecology and language ideology of a state in its
broader socio-economic context in order to create a basis for
determining the optimum linguistic landscape. This process in turn
assists in the identification of the language policy decisions and
initiatives capable of encouraging individuals in the creation of such a
landscape.
The findings for Ireland indicate that a suite of measures are required
to ensure that competence in at least one foreign language is fostered
at every stage in the education system. These include the introduction
of languages in a creative and holistic manner as compulsory elements at
primary and secondary levels and their retention as a requirement for
entry to university. In addition, university language policies and an
awareness raising campaign regarding the need for increased foreign
language competence nationally are required.
Key words:
Language policy, education, foreign language competence, European Union,
plurilingualism, multilingualism
</p></div><table style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:left" class="" border="0" cellpadding="3"><tbody><tr><th class="" valign="top">Item Type:</th><td class="" valign="top">Article (Published)</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">
Refereed:</th><td class="" valign="top">Yes</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Additional Information:</th><td class="" valign="top">Emailed '<a href="mailto:lup@liv.ac.uk">lup@liv.ac.uk</a>' on April 23rd
Emailed '<a href="mailto:lup@liv.ac.uk">lup@liv.ac.uk</a>' again on May 8th
Permission received on May 17th - 24 month embargo req.</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Uncontrolled Keywords:</th><td class="" valign="top">éducation;
compétence linguistique; education; European Union; foreign language
policy; language policy; multilingualism; multilinguisme;
plurilingualism; plurilinguisme; politique linguistique; Union européene</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Subjects:</th><td class="" valign="top"><a href="http://doras.dcu.ie/view/subjects/EF.html">Humanities > Language</a><br>
<a href="http://doras.dcu.ie/view/subjects/EH.html">Humanities > Linguistics</a></td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">DCU Faculties and Centres:</th><td class="" valign="top"><a href="http://doras.dcu.ie/view/groups/groups5a.html">DCU
Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
> School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies</a></td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Publisher:</th><td class="" valign="top">Liverpool University Press / European Language Council</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">
Copyright Information:</th><td class="" valign="top">© 2013 LUP</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Use License:</th><td class="" valign="top">This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. <a target="_blank" href="http://doras.dcu.ie/licenses/ccancsa3_0/">View License</a></td>
</tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">ID Code:</th><td class="" valign="top">18075</td></tr><tr><th class="" valign="top">Deposited On:</th><td class="" valign="top">21 May 2013 09:25 by <span class=""><span class="">Jennifer Bruen</span></span>. Last Modified 21 May 2013 09:25</td>
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