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Choice of Scottish Gaelic-medium and Welsh-medium education at the primary and secondary school stages: parent and pupil perspectives [PDF]

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
Results are presented of a comparative study of the reasons for parental choice of Scottish Gaelic-medium and Welsh-medium primary education in the year 2000 and of the reasons for pupils' decisions to continue with Gaelic or Welsh-medium education at secondary school in 2007.
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PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL

History and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a periodization that is generally understood to refer to an era of Terrestrial relationships that developed with modernization and nuclearization, the Anthropocene cannot be applied simply to premodern histories and texts. However, it has introduced historians to geological periodization as a mode of describing periods of changed ...
Gwenffrewi J. Morgan
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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick, Steve Morris, Theodore Mills   +2 more
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Developing Pre‐Service Teachers’ Digital Self‐Efficacy Through Self‐Directed Language Learning

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary online language learning typically involves the use of multiple digital platforms. Drawing on digital self‐efficacy and self‐directed learning theories, this study investigates the self‐directed language learning experience of 19 pre‐service teachers as they navigate the affordances of two platforms, Duolingo and ChatGPT.
Yingqiu Chen, Louisa Buckingham
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Is there a ‘right’ to use Welsh in prison?

Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of the Welsh language is generally understood as a ‘right’ in contemporary Wales. While this right is often lauded as one of Welsh devolution's defining achievements, the efficacy of current protections is contested. This article contributes to the debate by focusing on the prison context, where the question of Welsh language rights is
GREGORY DAVIES, ROBERT JONES
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Gender‐Specific Phonetic Variability in Sanzhi Dargwa

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Western sociophonetic research often overlooks minority languages. Our study targets this gap with a sociophonetic study of Sanzhi Dargwa, an endangered East Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan (Russian Federation) by a small community with clearly defined binary gender roles.
Melanie Weirich, Diana Forker, Lilia Kurnosova   +2 more
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Cultural and Economic Grievances and the Political Salience of Secessionism

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why does secessionism become politically salient at some times but recede at others? Existing work highlights how cultural and economic grievances can shape secessionism, but it explains less well when these claims elevate the salience of secessionism and why similar grievances matter in some contexts but not others.
Kevin Gatter
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A consideration of the inequalities apparent in Gaelic medium education linked to appropriate language assessment: an outline of the field and potential future directions

Educational Review, 2018
The philosophy of comprehensive education embedded in Scottish policy has long been recognised as an exemplary feature (Humes & Bryce, 2003). The commitment to language learning is evident in recent policy supporting primary pupils who will learn two languages as well as the language of their school (Education Scotland, 2015a; Scottish Government ...
Sarah MacQuarrie, Fiona Lyon
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Social Effects of the Vote of the Majority: An Experiment on the Brexit‐Vote

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2016 EU referendum result was widely perceived as a statement against immigration. This paper investigates whether information about majority voting outcomes influences attitudes towards immigrants. Using a survey experiment conducted in England in 2017–2018, we randomly exposed participants to truthful information indicating that local ...
Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon, Markus Bindemann   +1 more
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Testing Universality and Inclusivity: Public Attitudes About Who Should Receive a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in Australia

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An enduring debate in UBI literatures concerns whether cash transfers should be limited to citizens of a nation state or extended to non‐citizens. This debate reflects broader discussions on citizenship and its role in granting or restricting political, social, economic and cultural rights.
Zoe Staines, Greg Marston, Guy Baldock
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