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Table of Contents
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List of Tables and Figure |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Part I: To Speak in a Forgotten Tongue |
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Chapter 1: The Dying Gael |
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Language Murder |
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The Imperial Language |
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Simulation of the Dominant |
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Research Questions |
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Organization of the Study |
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Chapter 2: Why Heritage Language Revival? |
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The Implications of Language Death |
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Language Death and the Loss of Knowledge |
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The Whorfian Perspective: Language in Culture and Culture Within Language |
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Language and Identity |
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Language Rights: The Collective Rights of Linguistic/Ethnic Groups |
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Language as Heritage |
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Chapter 3: Language Policy: History Not Just Happening |
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Language Policy Concerns and Categories |
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Summation |
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Chapter 4: Language Immersion Programs |
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Definition of Language Immersion |
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How Does Immersion Education Work? |
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Asher's Natural Approach |
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Krashen and the Accessing of the Language Acquisition Device |
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Language Immersion and Transmittal of Target Language |
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Language Immersion and General Academic Skills |
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Language Immersion and Students' Positive Self-Identity |
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Chapter 5: Language Policy Realized: Selected Heritage Language Educational Programs |
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Catalan |
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Māori |
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Hawaiian |
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Hebrew |
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Irish Gaelic |
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Welsh |
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Basque |
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French in Quebec |
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Planting the Future in the Present |
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Chapter 6: Methodology |
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The Constructivist Critical Lens |
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All Ways of Understanding Are Metaphorical |
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Through a “Crystal” Darkly |
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Who Are You From?: The Participant-Observer |
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Limitations of This Study |
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Methods |
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Concluding Remarks |
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Part II: Gaelic Education: Formal and Informal |
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Chapter 7: Gaelic, Culture, and the Economy |
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Gaelic-Medium Education in Scotland |
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Standards for Gaelic-Medium Education |
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The Culture and the Rationale |
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The Curriculum |
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Effect versus Affect |
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Assessment |
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Chapter 8: Other Bodies of Formal and Informal Education |
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The Highland Council and the Council of the Western Isles |
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Local Councils |
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The Gaelic Society |
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Gaelic Youth Clubs—The Sradagan |
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The Highland Society |
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Cròileagan—The Gaelic Nursery School |
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
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Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) |
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Nonformal Adult Education at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) |
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Distance Learning at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig |
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Immersion Education |
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The Gaelic Arts |
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Contemporary Gaelic Media |
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Gaelic Education Outside Scotland |
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Language and Ideas: A California Gaelic Weekend |
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Chapter 9: Gaelic Educators Speak for Themselves |
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The State of the Gaelic Nation |
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Language Education Policy: The Legs of the Stool |
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The Effects of Gaelic-Medium Education |
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The Gaelic Worldview: A Rose Is Not a Rose |
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The Future: Let the Gàidhealtachd Be Gaelic Again |
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Part III: Planting This Tree |
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Chapter 10: The Gathering: Education as a Political Movement |
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Cloinne nan Gaidheil—Children of the Gaels |
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The Return |
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Myth |
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The Women Heroes |
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The Sleeping Warriors |
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The Cargo Cult of English |
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Language of Our Heart and Our Love |
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An Ràdh mu Deireadh |
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References |
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Index |