PPLI Annual Report 2018 - Flipbook - Page 20
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Italian was mentioned in the context of it presenting the possibility of broadening the curriculum, of it
being accessible and of having a qualified teacher on staff.
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Where heritage languages were mentioned the comments focussed on the importance of inclusion, a
recognition of the numbers of students speaking the language, and a desire to meet the real needs of
the students in school.
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When principals were asked what resources
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Galway and Dublin are the only counties with
they would need in order to increase the
more than 10 Leaving Certificate sits for
provision of foreign languages on the
Portuguese
curriculum in their school, 58% mentioned an
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increase in allocation and 39% mentioned a
Cork only features in this data for Polish and
Russian.
qualified teacher.
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32% of principals who commented in the
Polish has more than 10 Leaving Certificate sits
in 19 counties
general comments section, referred to a serious
shortage of MFL (Modern Foreign Language)
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sits in 7 counties
teachers.
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When asked about the numbers of candidates
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Russian features in 9 counties
presenting for Leaving Certificate non-curricular
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Romanian features in Dublin and Meath
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Despite a perceived low level of demand for
languages, 41% of schools mentioned a
curricular language indicating that the term
non-curricular language is often misunderstood.
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Lithuanian has more than 10 Leaving Certificate
support classes for heritage languages, most
respondents are at least moderately interested
Dublin is the only country where all the relevant
in an e-learning or blended learning option for
non-curricular languages and Arabic and
this support.
Russian have more than 10 Leaving Certificate
sits
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Dublin is also the only country with more than
10 Leaving Certificate sits for Latvian
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