Kate Forbes, a Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) politician who speaks the language, has proposed a scheme that would potentially develop Gaelic-speaking housing estates to preserve the language.

Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland are in crisis and the language could die out within 10 years, according to a new study. A team of experts from the University of the Highlands and Islands and ...

Schools across Scotland invited to contribute to help track evolving picture of international language education. The Language Trends Scotland survey is now open for 2025-26, building on the success ...

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Jennifer Mattschey is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde and the Open University. When we talk about bilingualism, we often assume that people are equally fluent in both languages and use ...

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