Languages in Northern Ireland Education: A Brief Overview

Abstract

This article reviews some relevant aspects of modern foreign language education policy and provision in Northern Ireland, as presented at the conference organised by the Queen’s University of Belfast under the auspices of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)1. It explores some key shifts in uptake and considers the policy implications of such shifts over the past several decades.

Keywords

• Language Education Policy
• Northern Ireland