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Dr Inge Birnie

@dringebirnie.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer at the Strathclyde Institute of Education; Gaelic, the teaching and learning of (minority) languages - exploring language use in the social linguistic soundscape Council of Europe ACFC Member for the Netherlands

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As the Netherlands remembers those that gave their lives in wars and peacekeeping missions since WW2 80 years ago, this message of "peace and freedom are not a given" is as important as ever in today's uncertain world

04.05.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the refugee numbers are faces: individuals with hopes, dreams, ambitions but above all lives to be lived free from fear and prosecution. #humanrights

12.04.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Voice Matters: Participate in Global Survey on Indigenous Languages Policymakers, members of Indigenous communities and members of civil society are invited to take part in a Global Survey on Indigenous Languages designed by the Ad-hoc working groups of the Global Tas...

If you are a member of a minority / indigenous community please help with the work of the @unesco.org Global Task Force for IDIL2022–2032 by completing this First Global Survey on #IndigenousLanguages to draw attention to the critical situation of these languages
Take the survey: bit.ly/4iEPObV

11.03.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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In a world that seems to be increasingly divisive, the last two weeks have shown me that beyond the political rhetoric many organisations and individuals are working to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

25.02.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very privileged to speak at the conference about my work with Ad Hoc Group 1 for the #InternationalDecadeForIndigenousLanguages on promoting Indigenous languages in the education domain.
#MotherLanguageDay

21.02.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Banners hanging at UNESCO. One reads β€œsince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must begin. The other reads (in multiple languages) Sharing humanity

Banners hanging at UNESCO. One reads β€œsince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must begin. The other reads (in multiple languages) Sharing humanity

A collection of national flags

A collection of national flags

In an increasingly uncertain world, let us remember this important message:

20.02.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GAELIC IN SCOTLAND: SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE POLICY - BIBLIOGRAPHY 1980-2024 This bibliography is intended to provide a comprehensive list of publications dealing with sociolinguistics and language planning with regard to Gaelic from 1980 onwards. A few key publications from b...

I've now posted an updated version of my bibliography of sociolinguistic and language planning publications concerning Gaelic in Scotland
www.academia.edu/126941474/GA...

10.01.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bronze shoes along the Danube river as a monument to the Jewish victims of Hungarian fascists during the 2nd World War

Bronze shoes along the Danube river as a monument to the Jewish victims of Hungarian fascists during the 2nd World War

This monument close to the parliament along the Danube is a powerful reminder that democracy, human rights & the rule of law are not a given but, instead, precious and fragile.

07.12.2024 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
students working on a collaborative painting round a table. Colourful shapes and writing in different languages

students working on a collaborative painting round a table. Colourful shapes and writing in different languages

Thank you to all the BAPE students from Strathclyde University who joined us for the singing and art making with our visitors from Stenden University in the Netherlands. A great example of why #ArtsMatter for communities and friendship

20.11.2024 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Won’t Save Endangered Languages β€” The Dial Combinations of characters on a screen mean nothing without agency and intention.

✍ The Dial's language issue is here ✍ Read the first stories β€” including this fascinating essay on why AI won't help to protect endangered languages β€” on our website. You can also sign up to our weekly newsletter to receive new stories as they're published.
www.thedial.world/articles/new...

15.11.2024 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and why just have one embedded clause if you can have two πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

31.10.2024 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Inge, a white woman dressed in a green poncho shawl and green checked dress, speaking animatedly while Maggie, a white Jewish woman wearing a red turban-style Tichel and a blue dressed with art deco style leaves, holds a microphone toward her colleague

Inge, a white woman dressed in a green poncho shawl and green checked dress, speaking animatedly while Maggie, a white Jewish woman wearing a red turban-style Tichel and a blue dressed with art deco style leaves, holds a microphone toward her colleague

@dringebirnie.bsky.social and I had such an enjoyable and fruitful conversation after presenting our work for @lghumanmachine.bsky.social at the @techpolicy.bsky.social session this morning. Thank you @leelum.bsky.social for organising and moderating!

27.03.2024 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to presenting on this on Friday and always great to work with the amazing @mglass.bsky.social and wonderful @guillembelmar.bsky.social

06.12.2023 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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