Job opportunities on offer to Gaelic speaking students

[fender]

Noticed this in the job section. Is this allowed under the discrimination laws? Only open to gaelic speakers!

[gleeber]

One of the requirements of the Gaelic Act Scotland (2005) is that should any Gaelic speaker want to speak in Gaelic in any public building someone should be available to interpret for them. They may also want to communicate in writing using the Gaelic language. It's just a requirement for the job as interpreter.

[RagnarRocks]

When you consider there are nearly as many Polish speakers in Scotland as Gaelic speakers seems a bit of a waste of money.

[gleeber]

Polish was never an official language in Scotland so modern migration habits dont count. The Gaelic language was widely spoken in many parts of Scotland but not all parts and Caithness may well have been one of those parts Gaelic was never spoken even before the Norsemen arrived. The evidence is nuetral and cannot be proved either way. That doent matter though. There's an act of parliament says you better get used to it.

[sids]

Polish was never an official language in Scotland.

It's never been banned though!

[gleeber]

That's right Sids. Even in the past 50 years children whose first language was Gaelic were not allowed to speak it at school. It's a recipe for extremism now the boots on the other foot.

[luskentyre]

When you consider there are nearly as many Polish speakers in Scotland as Gaelic speakers seems a bit of a waste of money.

Totally agree. If ever there was a waste of money and effort, it was producing these pointless signs. The only people who may benefit from them are people who speak Gaelic and not English. Erm, that'll be no one then...

[sids]

The only people who may benefit from them are people who speak Gaelic and not English. Erm, that'll be no one then...

In fact, only people who read Gaelic but not English and know the Gaelic place names but not the English or anglicised ones and also don't already know where they are going.

That's less than no-one!

[PantsMAN]

For all you linguistic purists who seem to have a grudge against Gaelic...

The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These tribes, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany.

But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders, the invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today.

In 1066 William the Conqueror invaded and conquered England. The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought a kind of French, which became the language of the Royal Court, the ruling and business classes. In the 14th century English became dominant in Britain again, but with many French words added. This language is called Middle English.

Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in pronunciation (the Great Vowel Shift) started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter.

The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English (1800-present day) is vocabulary, with the British Empire at its height covered one quarter of the earth's surface, and the English language adopted foreign words from many countries.

So Gaelic - like it or lump it!
ref - http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

[_Ju_]

Noticed this in the job section. Is this allowed under the discrimination laws? Only open to Gaelic speakers!

Yes! Discrimination!!!!!! And why on earth do mechanics need to be experienced in the fixing of cars!? And why do childminders have to have SVQ's regarding child development?!? And why should good speaking voice be a requirement to work in a call centre? Me, I am going to apply to the first discriminatory add requiring a qualified Doctor!The requirement for a qualification is like so....discriminatory!!!!

[Mrs Bradey]

Yes! Discrimination!!!!!! And why on earth do mechanics need to be experienced in the fixing of cars!? And why do childminders have to have SVQ's regarding child development?!? And why should good speaking voice be a requirement to work in a call centre? Me, I am going to apply to the first discriminatory add requiring a qualified Doctor!The requirement for a qualification is like so....discriminatory!!!!

in my opinion a good speaking voice does not always seem to be essential to work in a call centre!!