http://www.gaelport.com/sonrai-nuachta?NewsItemID=2493

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A study by Dr Judith Wylie and Dr Gerry Mulhern from Queen’s School of Psychology indicated there were significant advantages to children educated in Irish-medium schools. Aside from cultural and social benefits of bilingualism, the research showed there were real cognitive gains from being fluent in two languages.

Groundbreaking research demonstrates underlying advantages of Irish-medium Education*.

Press release

Recent research carried out by Dr Judith Wylie and Dr Gerry Mulhern from Queen’s University Belfast’s School of Psychology has indicated that there are significant underlying advantages to children who are being educated in Irish-medium Schools. Aside from the obvious cultural and social benefits of bilingualism, their research shows that there are real cognitive gains from being bilingual. The research – the first of its kind involving the
Irish-medium sector – looks at ‘short term memory’ and ‘working memory’ performance in primary school children.

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Dr Wylie explained, “Short memory and working memory are centrally important
in all learning, indeed everyday tasks such as reading, reasoning and mental
arithmetic rely heavily on these processes. Using standardised tests of
verbal and visual memory, our research compared groups of children from
Irish-medium schools with children from the more usual English-only schools
in Northern Ireland.”



Results indicated that children who attended Irish-medium schools
significantly outperformed those from the English-medium sector. On
average, 8-year-old and 10-year-old children from Irish-medium schools were
found to outperform children of a similar age from English-only
schools. However
the most dramatic finding was that 8-year-old Irish-medium children
performed at least as well as, and in several areas better than,
10-year-olds from English-only schools.



Dr Réamaí Mathers from Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta (The Trust For
Irish-medium Education) welcomed this news saying, “ This groundbreaking
work adds further evidence to the increasingly indisputable body of good
science that shows that children who are educated in Irish-medium schools
are not only receiving the benefit of two languages but are also receiving
tangible educational advantages. Earlier this year, Key Stage 2 assessments
(Primary 7), which focus on the areas of English and maths, demonstrated
that for the last three years attainment in Irish-medium education has been
higher than the Northern Ireland average. What the Queen’s research
provides is a deeper insight into the mechanisms at work in the superior
performance by Irish-medium children when compared to the more usual English
language schools.”



Dr Mathers continued, “This research is another affirmation for our schools
not only in their role in the revival of our indigenous language but,
because of the deep functional mental processes involved in bilingualism,
their role as centres of excellence in education. Irish-medium education is
providing children with the highest levels of attainment. Indeed, so
compelling is this educational case, that the argument for the ongoing and
increased support for the sector at nursery, primary and post-primary level
is more compelling than ever.

gabh mo leithscéal a chara, ní fhaca mé an nasc

Maith an scéal! These are good news!
Why aren´t we in Germany able to set up bilingual schools German/regional language to revive our regional languages? But Germany, as known for, is always backward in cultural matters...Political correct is everything!

Muss du im Länderparlament nachfragen. Kultur ist Ländersache. Aber ist den Mundart eine Sprache? (Nicht ganz ernst gemeint). Und dann diese Statenlose Franken! (Noch weniger ernst gemeint)

Es gibt aber z.B. die Domowina in Brandenburg & Sachsen
http://www.domowina.sorben.com/

Und die Dänen in Schleswig Holstein.
http://www.landtag.ltsh.de/parlament/minderheitenpolitik/daenische-minderheit.ht ml

Das, was hier meist Mundarten oder auch "Platt" genannt wird, sind eigentlich verwandte Regionalsprachen, die sich ähnlich wie das Irische in Mundarten gliedern. Hier fehlt wie beim Irischen bis 1950 eine Schriftsprache.

Mise le meas, Alex

Ich weiss. Es war nicht mein Ernst. Die Entscheidung was Mundart und was Sprache ist, ist eine Politische.

(Sprache ist Mundart mit Behörde! Armee)

Manche Regionalsprachen haben ihre Literatur.

Das es im Irischen bis 1950 eine Schrifsprache fehlte ist nicht zutreffend. Ich habe meherere Bücher von 1900-1950 in Irisch.

Es fehlte in der Tat eine normierte Rechtschreibung. Das ist aber was anderes.

Mimi, nasikitika sana. Siwezi kukifahamu kijerumani kamwe.

Ná bac liom. Ag caint liom féin atáim.

Go raibh maith agat, a Aonghuis, as ár n-aird a tharraingt ar an taighde sin. Is maith ann é. Ní bheadh ach pointe amháin ina choinne: gur scoileanna roghnaithe iad na Gaelscoileanna. Roghnaíonn tuismitheoirí áirithe iad toisc bá a bheith acu leis an teanga nó toisc go measann siad go bhfaighidh a bpáistí buntáiste éigin as an scolaíocht dhátheangach. Scoláirí eisceachtúla iad scoláirí na nGaelscoileanna. Tá siad sásta dua an dátheangachais a tharraingt orthu féin agus tar éis dóibh iad féin a thumadh sa Ghaeilge ní dua in aon chor acu í.

Dea-scéal cinnte.

Beidh an argóint sin ann, cinnte.
Ach i dtaighde eile, agus seans sa taighde seo, rinneadh ceartú do na hathróga sin, agus fós bhí gaelscoileanna níos fearr.

Is fearrde an scéal an méid sin. Tá sé sin ar fheabhas. Labhair mé Gaeilge inniu le hiarscoláire as bunscoil Choláiste Mhuire, fear fásta, agus ba chuimhin leis an scoil go maith agus an Ghaeilge go líofa aige go fóill ainneoin an easpa cleachtaidh a mhaígh sé a bheith ag cur as di. Léiríonn na Gaelscoileanna go bhfuil bá ag daoine fós leis an teanga agus iad sásta í a chur chun cinn.