Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005

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The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 (Scottish Gaelic: Achd na Gàidhlig (Alba) 2005, German: Gaelic Language Act (Scotland) 2005) was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2005 and is the first official document to use the Scottish Gaelic Language formally recognized in Scotland.

This “Gaelic Language Act” states that Scottish Gaelic is treated with the same respect in Scotland as English . In order to achieve this goal, the Bòrd na Gàidhlig was founded, whose primary task is to work out a national plan for the development of the Scottish Gaelic language in all areas and to provide assistance and advice on questions about the language in school and school public area.

The National Plan for the Scottish Gaelic Language 2012-2017

The national plan for the Scottish Gaelic language for the years 2012-2017 is mainly to increase the number of Gaelic speakers and to promote and strengthen the use of the Scottish indigenous language in public life. This goal should be achieved through the following measures:

  1. Increase in the acquisition and use of Gaelic by young people at home in their families and an increase in children attending Gaelic early in school.
  2. Increase in children attending Gaelic Medium Education (GME) classes, with the aim of doubling the number to 800 in 2017.
  3. Annual increase in the number of students in the "Gaelic-Learner Education (GLE)" program in primary and secondary education.
  4. Expand the availability of Gaelic-language subjects and materials in secondary schools.
  5. Increase in the number of adults learning Gaelic from 2000 to 3000 speakers by 2017 and improve the language skills of speakers who are fluent in Gaelic.
  6. Create more opportunities to use Gaelic in the community at all levels and in all areas.
  7. Create opportunities to use Gaelic in the workplace and create opportunities where Gaelic language skills are required so that Gaelic language services can also be provided.
  8. Developing Gaelic art and media as a means of promoting the language, attracting and engaging people in order to take advantage of the opportunity to learn, use and develop Gaelic.
  9. Raising awareness of the language in the tourism sector and increasing the use of Gaelic in Scottish history and culture.
  10. Coordinating various initiatives and groups actively involved in the Gaelic language development process to ensure the strengths, meaning, sustainability and visibility of the Gaelic language in Scotland.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Gaelic Language Plan, accessed July 2, 2016

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