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Líofa 2015
''Líofa'' (English language, English: Fluent) is an initiative headquartered in Belfast, which aims to assist people in Northern Ireland who wish to support and become fluent speakers of the Irish language (''Gaeilge''). It was founded in 2011 by the Northern Ireland Executive's Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland), Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Carál Ní Chuilín. Líofa bursary controversy As part of the project, the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure set up the Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary Scheme, whereby people can apply to attend summer courses. The Department for Communities took over responsibility for the initiative in May 2016 following the Fresh Start Agreement. On 23 December 2016, the Democratic Unionist Party Department for Communities, Minister for Communities Paul Givan removed £55,000 of funding from the scheme. The money funded annual trips for 100 Northern Irish disadvantaged young people to the Gaeltacht#Donegal Gaeltacht, Doneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
