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O'Connell, Noel – Sign Language Studies, 2022
The development of a considerable body of literature on British Sign Language (BSL) now permits analyzing and describing the sociolinguistic history of the language. An impressive amount of sociolinguistic information on BSL pertaining to the United Kingdom (UK) provides rich material for such analysis, but, until now, very little BSL research has…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Language Variation, Sign Language, Foreign Countries
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Gardner, John – Oxford Review of Education, 2016
The Good Friday Agreement (1998) between the UK and Irish governments, and most of the political parties in Northern Ireland, heralded a significant step forward in securing peace and stability for this troubled region of the British Isles. From the new-found stability, the previous fits and starts of education reform were replaced by a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Treaties, Educational Discrimination
Carruthers, Janice; Nandi, Anik – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2021
This article explores policy and practice in relation to support for speakers of community languages in Northern Ireland primary schools against the backdrop of the broader UK context, with reference also to the Republic of Ireland and wider European and international experiences. After an initial discussion of the educational, social and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Educational Policy, Educational Practices