The BBC reports that the BBC Trust has given its go-ahead for BBC Scotland and Gaelic Media Service (GMS) to launch their planned Gaelic Digital Service (GDS). The trust said its approval was subject to certain conditions - including that it launch on cable, satellite and broadband initially.
A review of the service will be carried […]

Language Festivals was a two-year Lingua 1 project that was designed to raise interest in the learning of foreign languages by members of the general public. The project was a direct result of a Contact Seminar hosted by the British Council in London in June 2004. The project was funded from October 2005 until September […]

Throughout January, February and March of 2008, CILT is running a series of free nationwide seminars for non-native speakers of English interested in learning about how to qualify to teach languages in English schools. If you are or have been a Foreign Language Assistant, or are a native speaker of a language other than English […]

Gaelic development has taken another step forward with the publication of the Fort William Gaelic Map by Comunn na Gàidhlig.
With a bilingual text in Gaelic and English, the map aims to help both residents and visitors to the area.
Archie Maclean, chief executive of Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG), said: ‘CnaG is delighted to be able to […]

The Scottish Government has announced that a study of current Scots language provision is to be undertaken to see how the profile and use of the language may be increased.
Minister for Culture Linda Fabiani said, ‘Scots is part of our identity and our heritage as a nation. We must encourage confidence in the use of […]

Film Street is a free, interactive website designed to bring filmmaking to children under 12, their parents and teachers. Film Street aims to introduce children to a wider range of film and inspire them to make their own films, in a fun and creative way.
Commissioned by Culture Online, part of the Department for Culture, Media […]

Learning and Teaching Scotland is currently seeking seminar suggestions for the conference programme for the Scottish Learning Festival which takes place at the SECC on 24 and 25 September. The deadline for all seminar suggestions is Friday 1 February.
If you would like to submit a proposal, please contact Erin Field, Events Manager (E.Field@LTScotland.org.uk), for a […]

Poets from Israel and the UK have been brought together to take part in a project aimed at breaking down cultural barriers, the British Council reports.
The Poet to Poet Translation project brought together poets from Scotland, England, and the divided city of Jerusalem to explore the issues of nationality, history and identity in their work. […]

A delegation from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education visited Tollcross Primary School in Edinburgh last week to observe how Scottish schools combine English and Gaelic teaching in a bid to revive the teaching of their own native languages. Afghanistan has two official languages, Dari and Pashto, but the government wants to support the 30 other languages […]

Today in Strasbourg, European Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva will present the ‘Europa School Diary 2008′ to the European Parliament. This key tool for students will be printed in more than 2.7 million copies, in all EU languages, and can be ordered by schools free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
It has been prepared […]