Immersion Education

Pádraig Ó Duibhir is Deputy Dean and Professor of Education, Dublin City University Institute of Education, Ireland. He has worked as an immersion teacher and now researches teacher education and second language teaching, with a particular interest in the teaching of Irish as a subject and as a medium of instruction.

• PrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Immersion Education in Ireland – Origins and Current ContextChapter 3: Language Learning in Immersion Education in Ireland and InternationallyChapter 4: Design of StudiesChapter 5: An Analysis of a Corpus of the Spoken Irish of All-Irish PupilsChapter 6: Pupils’ Reflections on Their Communicative Performance in IrishChapter 7: Pupils’ Use of Irish outside the ClassroomChapter 8: Principal and Class Teacher Interviews Regarding Their Pupils’ Proficiency in Spoken Irish or FrenchChapter 9: DiscussionReferencesAppendix

This book makes a substantial contribution to the literature on immersion education by exploring students’ Irish language development and attitudes while proposing possibilities for change both within and beyond the classroom. Pádraig Ó Duibhir’s welcome contribution is indispensable reading for anyone interested in understanding the full potential of immersion education.