The Chestico Museum in partnership with Dr. Karly Kehoe, Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University, is pleased to host a talk by Dr. Stuart Dunmore, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh on Wednesday, August 15th at 7 PM.
Dr. Dunmore’s talk will be entitled Gaelic Heritage and Language Use: Some Nova Scotian Perspectives.
It will outline an ongoing investigation of ‘new speakers’, who have acquired Gaelic as a second language, and their motivations for doing so. Language advocates in Scotland and Nova Scotia make frequent reference to the role that new speakers may play in the future(s) of the Gaelic language, and second language teaching has been prioritised as a mechanism for its revitalisation. New speakers have recently emerged as a significant element in the Nova Scotia Gaelic community, and are often motivated to learn by their heritage and ancestry. Drawing on interview material, Dr. Dunmore will explore the issue in detail.
Admission is free – donations are gratefully accepted.
