Acknowledge the survival of Gaelic outwith the isles
many will be surprised by the research findings released last week by the Scottish Government indicating general support for Gaelic ("Survey reveals degree of apathy among Scots toward Gaelic", The Herald, August 19).
Few will be surprised that 9% of survey respondents were hostile to the language. It might have been appropriate to have asked this group if they were hostile to any other languages.
The Berlin Wall is now history, totalitarian regimes across the world are crumbling. Yet here in Scotland we are still fettered to outdated beliefs about language learning and a faith in standard school English as the only language of any value in the modern world.
Acknowledge the survival of Gaelic outwith the isles
many will be surprised by the research findings released last week by the Scottish Government indicating general support for Gaelic ("Survey reveals degree of apathy among Scots toward Gaelic", The Herald, August 19).
Few will be surprised that 9% of survey respondents were hostile to the language. It might have been appropriate to have asked this group if they were hostile to any other languages.
The Berlin Wall is now history, totalitarian regimes across the world are crumbling. Yet here in Scotland we are still fettered to outdated beliefs about language learning and a faith in standard school English as the only language of any value in the modern world.
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Don't show me this again.