Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview

This article reviews some relevant aspects of modern foreign language education policy and provision in Northern Ireland, as presented at the conference organised by the Queen’s University of Belfast under the auspices of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)1. It e...

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Main Author: Eugene McKendry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics 2018-11-01
Series:Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
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Online Access:https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/37
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spelling doaj.art-c5fbf55b104d40f2b20f9ca01a7801f92022-12-22T01:46:39ZengThe Irish Association for Applied LinguisticsTeanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics0332-205X2565-63252018-11-012410.35903/teanga.v24i0.37Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief OverviewEugene McKendry0QUBThis article reviews some relevant aspects of modern foreign language education policy and provision in Northern Ireland, as presented at the conference organised by the Queen’s University of Belfast under the auspices of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)1. It explores some key shifts in uptake and considers the policy implications of such shifts over the past several decades.https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/37Language Education PolicyNorthern Ireland
spellingShingle Eugene McKendry
Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Language Education Policy
Northern Ireland
title Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
title_full Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
title_fullStr Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
title_full_unstemmed Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
title_short Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview
title_sort languages in northern ireland education a brief overview
topic Language Education Policy
Northern Ireland
url https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/37
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