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We must keep a range of opportunities for Gaelic learners

I AGREE with John Campbell (Letters, February 8) that we have an excellent Gaelic television and radio service.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig has been discussing with MG ALBA how we can make better use of that service as a resource to support Gaelic learning.

He is premature, however, in writing off Ulpan as a failed system of learning Gaelic. The fact that there are 1917 more adults engaged in learning Gaelic through this method is a welcome addition to the mix of courses supported by the Bord, and others, complementing the residential and distance learning courses available through institutions like Sabhal Mor Ostaig.