UofG receives major funding award to establish Gaelic immersion year

Maoineachadh do dh'Oilthigh Ghlaschu gus bliadhna bhogaidh sa Ghàidhlig a stèidheachadh. The University of Glasgow has been awarded £455,000 to establish a new Gaelic language immersion year to provide an intensive language learning experience for students and adult learners, it was announced today (29 October 2019). The new language immersion year, funded by the Scottish Funding Council, will be piloted over three years from September 2020. Based in the main University of Glasgow campus, the immersion course will involve eight months of intensive language tuition. This will be followed by a three-week residential experience in South Uist, one of the strongest Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland, facilitated by Ceòlas Uibhist. The University of Glasgow has been at the forefront of Gaelic development in the Higher Education setting for the last 10 years. The introduction of an immersion year adds to the portfolio of unique opportunities that exist at the University to support and promote the use, learning and visibility of Gaelic.