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Dearcthaí agus cleachtais ghairmiúla maidir le tionchar an tumoideachais ar dhaltaí i nGaelscoileanna atá ionnaithe i gceantair faoi mhíbhuntáiste: deiseanna agus dúshláin

Ní Chlochasaigh, Karen, Ó Duibhir, Pádraig orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2316-027X and Shiel, Gerry (2018) Dearcthaí agus cleachtais ghairmiúla maidir le tionchar an tumoideachais ar dhaltaí i nGaelscoileanna atá ionnaithe i gceantair faoi mhíbhuntáiste: deiseanna agus dúshláin. Teanga (25). pp. 74-98. ISSN 0332-205X

Abstract
Irish immersion education, although traditionally deemed as an advantage enjoyed principally by middle-class families where parents were a driving force of demand and promotion, has become increasingly available to a more diverse body of students throughout Ireland. Diversity takes shape mainly in the socioeconomic, linguistic, ethnic and special educational needs of students from various backgrounds attending Irish-medium schools. Thirteen Irish-medium primary schools situated in designated areas of disadvantage throughout Ireland are part of the DEIS1 Plan, which offers additional support to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of young people who are at social disadvantage. This paper examines the challenges and benefits of immersion for students in Irishmedium education in disadvantaged settings. We present data collected from school principals, teachers and special education teachers on the issues that impact the schools and their students. The main issues highlighted were poor acquisition of English as a first language, attending to the needs of children with learning difficulties, lack of awareness and diagnostic tools in Irish during psychological assessments, lack of parental support, deficiencies in appropriate teaching and assessment resources through Irish, the absence of language support for Irish and a language support teacher, and a need for a greater emphasis in teacher education on immersion education and on education in socially disadvantaged settings.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:an Dátheangachas; an Tumoideachas; Stádas Socheacnamaíoch; DEIS; Míbhuntáiste; Scoil lán-Ghaeilge
Subjects:Humanities > Irish language
Humanities > Language
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Language, Literacy, & Early Childhood Education
Publisher:Chumann na Teangeolaíochta Feidhmí in Éirinn. Irish Association of Applied Linguistics
Official URL:https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/...
Copyright Information:© 2018 CTFE/IRAAL
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
ID Code:23132
Deposited On:05 Apr 2019 11:59 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 02 Mar 2022 13:58
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