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Peer reviewedMatheson, Catherine; Matheson, David – Comparative Education, 2000
Traces the history of usage of two indigenous languages of Scotland: Gaelic, used largely in the Highlands, and Scots, which developed in parallel with English and is often unrecognized as a separate language because of mutual comprehensibility. Examines changing attitudes toward these languages in educational policy and practices, and current…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
