PPLI Audit of Foreign Languages - Flipbook - Page 53
PORTUGUESE:
6 schools would like to offer Portuguese. Comments focus on Portuguese as a heritage language.
• We have students from these countries in our school
• The nature of student recruitment and also to broaden linguistic competency of students more generally
• Na teangacha is mó fáis agus is úsáidí (The most useful and fastest growing languages)
When asked in question 34 what resources they would need in order to increase the provision of foreign languages
on the curriculum in their school, 58% mentioned an increase in allocation and 39% mentioned a qualified teacher.
32% of principals who made comments in the general comments section mentioned a severe shortage of language
teachers. As an example, one school advertised for a full-time German teacher and received no applications, they
re-advertised, and again received no applications.
A selection of responses to question 34:
What resources would you need in order to increase the provision of foreign languages on the curriculum in your school?
• leithroinnt múinteoirí FGL (Allocation of CPD for teachers)
• Acmhainn múinteoirí cuí-cháilithe (Appropriately qualified teachers)
• Múinteoir cuí cáilithe agus tacaíocht chun an t-ábhar a fhás le huimhreacha beaga ag an tús (An appropriately
qualified teacher and appropriate support to help the subject grow with small numbers at the start)
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Audit of Foreign Languages Provision in Post-Primary Schools 2017
Post-Primary Languages Initiative February 2017 Draft Report
