The National Languages Strategy

Professor Aine Hyland will launched the National Languages Strategy, by the RIA Committee for Modern Language, Literary and Cultural Studies, at 1pm on Wednesday 5 October 2011 at Academy House.

Download the the National Languages Strategy here

Download the Executivie Summary here

The National Languages Strategy provides an overview of the position of languages in education in Ireland today, outlines the challenges facing Ireland in its development as a multilingual society and makes recommendations, in relation to language education and more broadly, which seek to meet these challenges and enhance Ireland’s position within an increasingly multilingual global economy.

The National Languages Strategy is aimed primarily at policy decision-makers at national, local and institutional levels across Ireland. It seeks to encourage these key stakeholders to collaborate in the development of a coherent and integrated national policy for languages in education. This policy would ideally put in place a clear and consistent framework for the provision of language education at each level within the education system (primary, post-primary and third levels).

Language Policy and Language Planning in Ireland

A report from the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Modern Language, Literary & Cultural Studies

Authors: Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh and Ms Mirian Broderick
Programme Manager: Ms Vanessa Berman

On 2 February 2006 the RIA Academy Committee for Modern Language, Literary and Cultural Studies held a conference to discuss the need for and role of a language policy for Ireland. Download report here