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A free online language learning service with more than 300 million users will launch its Scottish Gaelic course on St Andrew’s Day. Duolingo was launched in 2011 and now has more than 90 languages on ...

A world-first assessment and accreditation model for Gaelic learners is to be introduced in Scotland in order to support increasing interest in the language. The system, which will be officially ...

The "over-promotion" of the benefits of bilingualism could be contributing to a 60% drop-off in uptake in Gaelic Medium Education (GME) from primary to secondary, an academic has suggested. Dr Inge ...

A common Scottish Gaelic phrase simply asks, "How are you?" It's a phrase often uttered by those learning and teaching a language considered endangered. Although the language is often associated with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fieldworker Amber Buchanan interviews native Gaelic speaker Jean MacKay at her home in Westmount, N.S. (Amber Buchanan - image ...

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German students make up the biggest number of overseas students studying the Gaelic Irish language at a Scottish Gaelic college. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college in Skye, has more German students ...

THE biggest drive to save Gaelic in 30 years was announced this week as an expert warned the entire next generation of Scots must learn it or we’ll face an endless battle to preserve our native tongue ...

The influence of Gaelic media on learning of the language is being examined. The Big Gaelic Survey has been commissioned by the language's development body, Bòrd na Gàidhlig and also MG Alba. The ...

A new project organized by the Highland Village Museum in Iona, N.S., aims to find out what role the Gaelic language and culture plays in the lives of Nova Scotians today. The research involves ...