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Direct linkMacQuarrie, Sarah; Lyon, Fiona; Dawson, Susan – Language and Education, 2021
The introduction of assessment orientated policy in 2016 marks a significant change in Scottish education as it will establish standardised national testing. Teachers in Gaelic medium education are well placed to offer insights as they have had considerable autonomy regarding assessment and this paper is the first to consider the impact of this…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Indo European Languages, Educational Policy, Standardized Tests
McPake, Joanna; Stephen, Christine – Language and Education, 2016
This paper describes some of the findings emerging from a small-scale pilot study investigating the potential of a tablet app, "Our Story (Ar Stòiridh)," to enhance language-learning opportunities for children in Gaelic-medium preschool playrooms. The intervention drew on design-based research, a methodology for investigating the…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Preschool Teachers, Pilot Projects
Tarnopolsky, Oleg B.; Goodman, Bridget A. – Language and Education, 2014
Using an ecology of language framework, the purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which English as a medium of instruction (EMI) at a private university in eastern Ukraine allows for the use of Ukrainian, the state language, or Russian, the predominantly spoken language, in large cities in eastern Ukraine. Uses of English and Russian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language of Instruction, Russian
Kavanagh, Lauren; Hickey, Tina M. – Language and Education, 2013
There is now consensus among researchers and educators that parental involvement in education is related to children's academic and social success at school. However, less is known about the reasons why some parents choose to become involved and others do not. In recent years, there has been a move towards developing theoretical models which can…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedde Courcy, Michele; Warren, Jane; Burston, Monique – Language and Education, 2002
A recent survey of teachers in a French early partial immersion program revealed concerns for those who teach English as to whether an immersion program is suitable for all children. Teachers believed, among other things, that the problems of children who were learning English and French as second languages were compounded by the program.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Teachers
