Oilthigh na Gàidhealtachd agus nan Eilean | University of the Highlands and Islands
The Language Sciences Institute aims to connect innovation and expertise in research and learning and will use the collective power and multi-disciplinary strengths of the University of the Highlands and Islands academic network to reconfigure current approaches to the revitalisation of minority languages. The distinctive features of the LSI are:
The LSI will provide a focus for informed debate and discussion on factors in relation to creating a sustainable future for Gaelic as a communal and social identity. Additionally, LSI will provide a forum facilitating engagement in a meaningful and positive way with the traditional language community and with the new Gaelic communities emerging within the larger urban conurbations of Scotland. The Language Sciences Institute has a central role in researching and informing national policy in this area of language planning in Scotland.
Information on the University of the Highlands and Islands is available here: http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en
United Kingdom
Associate Member
University has a Gaelic Language Plan as required by Sections 3 and 7 of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.
Mainly, in Education, Public Administration, Media, and the Arts.
2011