Minority Language Pupil and the Curriculum: Closing the Achievement Gap

SCoTENS-2

Project Description

This project involved the organisation of two conferences: one in Coleraine (February 2017) and one in Dublin (April 2017), with the purpose of providing relevant strategies and theories to support the teaching of minority language pupils in schools. The aims were:

to develop best practice in intercultural education;
to work towards the integration and quality attainment of minority language pupil; and
to provide teaching professionals with opportunities to examine practice, share ideas and develop insights into intercultural education and EAL pedagogy.

Leading academics were invited to speak at the seminars in Coleraine and Dublin: Dr Andrew Hancock, University of Edinburgh; Dr Piet Van Avermaet, Ghent University; Dr Déirdre Kirwan, former principal of Scoil Bhríde Cailíní, Dublin; Dr Jean Conteh, Leeds University. The rapporteur for the Dublin conference was Dr Rory Mc Daid.

Research Team

Dr Barbara Skinner (PI), Ulster University

Dr Barbara O'Toole, MIE

Outputs

Skinner, B. & O'Toole, B. (2018). (Ed.). Minority language pupils and the curriculum: Closing the achievement gap. E-Book. Ulster University and MIE.

Funder

SCoTENS £6,000

Dates

2017-2018