Laoise Ní Thuairisg
List of John Benjamins publications for which Laoise Ní Thuairisg plays a role.
Articles
2020 “It was two hours […] the same old thing and nothing came of it”: Continuing professional development among teachers in Gaeltacht post-primary schools Teacher Development for Immersion and Content-Based Instruction, Cammarata, Laurent and T.J. Ó Ceallaigh (eds.), pp. 145–170 | Chapter
This chapter describes findings from a qualitative study which focused on the professional experiences of post-primary teachers working in schools in Gaeltacht areas, regions where Irish is traditionally spoken as a community language. The research aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of the… read more
2019 Young immersion learners’ language use outside the classroom in a minority language context Policy and practice in early language learning, Enever, Janet and Patricia Driscoll (eds.), pp. 112–137 | Article
There has been a long history of early Irish language learning in Ireland as a result of Government policy to promote greater use of Irish. All children learn Irish in school from age 4–18 years. The majority learn Irish as a subject, typically for 30–40 minutes per day, and the levels of… read more
2018 “It was two hours […] the same old thing and nothing came of it”: Continuing professional development among teachers in Gaeltacht post-primary schools Teacher education and professional development for immersion and content-based instruction: Research on programs, practices, and teacher educators, Cammarata, Laurent and T.J. Ó Ceallaigh (eds.), pp. 295–320 | Article
This article describes findings from a qualitative study which focused on the professional experiences of post-primary teachers working in schools in Gaeltacht areas, regions where Irish is traditionally spoken as a community language. The research aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of the… read more